My hubby was telling me earlier today that there won't be another full moon on Friday 13th for another 30 years. I told him we better take a look, because we most likely won't be around in 30 years!

Last evening and this evening the moon is gorgeous - not quite full, but beautiful. I didn't realize there would be a Harvest Moon tomorrow night, thanks for posting this.

The moon was so bright and pretty last night and again tonight. It looks full to me. I will be sure to watch for it tomorrow night.

Thanks Raven. I'm all set up with my telescope hoping to observe some night migration. The weather is suppose to be clear.

Our fall rains have finally arrived - so it's raining tonight, raining tomorrow, raining Saturday, raining Sunday, raining ........No clear nights for the Harvest moon for us.

Enjoy!

Last year:

Dawn, us too, most likely will not be around. How scary is that? Will be looking tonight!

I know, NewEnglandgal, and those 30 years are going to go by in the blink of an eye. It makes me realize how important it is to savor every moment we're given.

I wonder if I'll see the next Harvest Moon? In 30yrs. I'll be 96 yrs.old.

schoolhouse -- Oh, that's just GORGEOUS! Let's all gather around a piano to sing "Harvest Moon". Shine on, shine on...harvest moon!

We had a beautiful moon last night. I think it should be a good night for viewing tonight.

Hazy unfortunately.

Just looked out to see the moon here in Minnesota. A fitting end to a busy day celebrating my 97th birthday. I recall that I was 13 on a Friday the 13th. Good thing I m not superstitious!

To Schoolhouse:

Good news! If you live one more year, you can view the Harvest Moon again. There is a Harvest Moon every year. It is the full moon occurring nearest to the September equinox which is around Sept. 22. About 3 out of 4 Harvest Moons appear in September; About 1 in 4 appears in October.

This year's harvest Moon is smaller than others since the moon is at its apogee ( its farthest distance from earth.) The moon's orbit is elliptical, not circular.

It can be shown mathematically that an elliptical orbit is stable whereas a circular one is not. If a body in a circular orbit is perturbed, its orbit will change to an ellipse and will not return to a circular one. If a body is in an elliptical orbit and gets perturbed, it merely changes the shape of the ellipse as determined by the change in momentum of the orbiting body.

I tried to watch for night migrating birds last night. It was a little hazy but didn't interfere but I didn't see any birds. Dang. It is suppose to be cloudy tonight but I'll try again. This is my first time doing this. (I wasn't very patient, being tired in spite of a nap).

Oh, now I get it. A Harvest Moon on Friday the 13th., won't happen until another 30yrs. Ok. I wondered, because I thought there was a HM every year, jemdandy. lol.

Last night it was very bright with some clouds passing across and around it. I didn't take a photo. And it was very warm and balmy last night when I was out on the back porch watching. A storm was brewing, there was plenty of lightning in the distance and then thunder but I never did see or hear the rain.

If I live to 101 1/2 I’ll see another one! I will definitely try!

And, we didn't get to view it. Too many clouds here on the coast to see the moon ;0( I have seen some amazing Fall moons though, most notably when right on the beach and when driving home from there.

It was beautiful here. We were walking home from the local brew pub and enjoyed seeing it while we made our way back to the house. Clear night skies on this part of the coast don't happen often, but last night was about as clear as it gets.