I looked outside my window, and the moon is a dark orange color.

[Deja Q]

:wtf:

[Darth_Kitten]

1. It's a cheddar moon.

the night before a full moon, there's a cheddar moon.

Best to plant crops when the moon is in this state. You may also notice an unusual hyperactivity in children, pets, and small farm animals. Best to hold back on any financial investments as well.

You may also notice a craving for crackers and/or apple pie. :)

[hyphenate]

2. We used to call it a harvest moon

But yes, same reasons--time to get to harvest!

[Darth_Kitten]

4. heh heh.......I'm bull-sh#ting big time.......

;)

Harvest Moon, no kidding!! :D

[hyphenate]

6. Well

it was a fun answer, at least! :)

Yes--a harvest moon is well known among farmers. It's different from a blue moon, though.

[bertha katzenengel]

11. Oh, well done, very well done!

Now that I have my little plate of colby & ritz, what do you expect me to do?! :tsktsk:

:rofl: very, very good!

[u4ic]

15. Someone needs

a late night snack? ;)



Cheddar moon... :rofl:

[grannylib]

3. It was like that a few nights ago here in Minnesota; my daughter wondered

if there were some kind of eclipse or something...but it was just the harvest moon, shining on...

[ChoralScholar]

5. That would be the sun. Staring is not recommended.

Just kidding. I like an orange moon as much as the next guy.

[Deja Q]

8. I prefer they get a proper suntan and not use that tanning gel...

[texanwitch]

7. The Harvest Moon.

I will be in the country tomorrow performing a marriage, under the Harvest Moon.

Looking forward to getting out of the city.

The Harvest Moon is really large and bright but it is hard to tell in the city. I love the way it lights up the country side.

[carpetbagger]

9. I think it fortells an October surprise.

Something about village idiots and the 11th of September.

[lost-in-nj]

10. I call it a bathroom moon

we have skylights in our bathrooms upstairs
and when the moon is full and bright like it is tonight you don't have to
turn on the lights to go to the bathroom!
Its actually pretty cool with the shadows...

lost

[nytemare]

12. Like this?

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonorange/

"Have you ever wondered why the moon is more orange or yellow in color when it first rises at night. This effect is caused by the atmosphere of the earth. The reason for the orange color is due to the scattering of light by the atmosphere. When the moon is near the horizon, the moonlight must pass through much more atmosphere than when the moon is directly overhead. By the time the moonlight reaches your eyes, the blue, green, and purple pieces of visible light have been scattered away by air molecules. That's why you only see yellow, orange, or red."

[havocmom]

13. Lots of fires west of me. Figured we were looking through smoke

again x(

[Withywindle]

14. I saw it too...

Harvest moon, yes.

I was coming back from the drugstore at dusk - I walk over a highway overpass on that route, and I saw it coming up just above the Chicago skyline.

I just stood and stared at it all for a good two or three minutes. Being able to see and appreciate that is one of the reasons why I'm so glad to be alive.