Swift Half update - 22nd October 2010

• Full(ish - at 98%) moon nicely visible last night - so I took a quick piccy. 100% full will occur tomorrow morning (23rd October).


• NB. The "Harvest moon" is the first moon after the autumnal equinox (around 22nd September). This year, that full moon occurred ON the autumnal equinox.


• The first full moon AFTER the "Harvest moon" is known as "blood moon" (or "sanguine moon") or "hunters moon". The hunters moon is so-called because any full moon around this time of year (October) gives hunters plenty of light to shoot migrating birds, or so rumour has it.


• Also was lucky enough to see three orionid meteors on a clear morning two days ago - always nice to see "shooting stars". Orionid meteors all are produced only because of the earth passing through the tail of Halley's comet on its orbit around the sun...