Saturday 10 September 2022

Moonrise & Bats over Pembrokeshire.


Harvest Moon - 20h17m BST


Oh boy was this Moon a wonderful sight to behold! 

This year's Harvest Moonrise near Crymych was exceptional, luckily I was prepared.

My trusty 42x12 binoculars were sat on a nearby fence post, trained on the Moon, and the phone camera was placed (afocal) near the eyepiece.

A couple of seconds later the rising Moon was captured.

Some nearby bats were enjoying the Harvest Moon as much as Helen and I were, their presence was confirmed on our bat detector.  

The sky was now dark, and every so often a bat silhouette could just be made out swooping towards and then hastily away from us. 

The Moonrise was beautiful and the nearby bats added to the magic of the night.

The bat detector's squeeks and chirps made it all the more fun. 

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