The moon revisited

After the success of photographing the full moon we thought we would try again the following night (25 July).  Although the moon was a day past full it was due to rise soon after dark.  From our previous experience we thought Fisheries Jetty was the place to go.  This is a shot Frances took there the previous night.

We got there a few minutes early and sat in the car, as it was a little chilly (about 10C).  

It looked, by starlight, as though there was a bank of clouds on the horizon and at the appointed time (1817) there was no trace of the moon.  By 1825 a red glow suggested that the horizon was indeed nebulous, but things were happening.

The moon began to emerge at 1831.

As seems always to be the case with celestial bodies (OK, the setting sun and the rising moon) it took about 2 minutes for the moon to rise through the cloud.  Clearly we were going to get a nice "line in the water".  

I think this is my favourite.  1834.

1837

Here is a direct shot of the whole moon.