Saturday, 19 September, was "International Observe the Moon Night" for 2026. This is an event conceived and promoted by NASA. The date is chosen to occur close to the quarter-moon phase.
After many days of rain, which raised the water flow in the Rio Grande by a factor of 6.7, Saturday morning started out with a rainbow and the promise of clearing skies.
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| Saturday morning double rainbow |
Venus is near peak brightness low in the eastern sky around sunset. These images were obtained with a Sightron infini D50 refractor (50mm f/10.4) and a 1.5x MDB (Magic Dakin Barlow). Obtaining a sharp image is challenging because of atmospheric turbulence at this low elevation. |
| Venus 30 min before sunset. sum of six images |
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| Venus 15 min before sunset, single exposure (1/125 s, ISO 800) |
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| Venus setting into the Bristol Head ridgeline 15 min after sunset |
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| southern region |
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| northern region |
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