September 26, 2007
The same forces that sculpt nebulae and spin galaxies into existence were at work the day you were born.
Saguaro Moon
Birthday · September 26, 2007
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APOD published September 26, 2007. Credit: Stefan Seip (Astro Meeting). A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
A Full Moon rising can be a dramatic celestial sight, and Full Moons can have many names. For example, tonight's Full Moon, the one nearest the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, is popularly called the Harvest Moon. According to lore the name is a fitting one because farmers could work late into the night at the end of the growing season harvesting crops by moonlight. In the same traditions, the Full Moon following the Harvest Moon is the Hunter's Moon. But, recorded on a trip to the American southwest, this contribution to compelling images of moonrise is appropriately titled Saguaro Moon.
Image credit: Stefan Seip (Astro Meeting)