Red Buck Moon
Taken by Aaron Seefeld on July 3, 2015 @
Hastings, MN, USA
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Date Taken: 2015:07:06 00:30:59
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Minnesota has several unusual seasons: winter, mosquito and road construction, to name a few. Over the last few years, another season has emerged - Canadian wildfire season. The skies turn grey and objects in the sky turn red, if they're visible at all.
On the night of 3 July, a waning Buck Moon was masked by the smoke particles hanging in the air. It was supposed to rise at 22:02 local time, but - despite "clear" skies - didn't appear until close to 23:00. When it did start to emerge, it was a deep red. As it rose above the densest smoke, it lightened to various shades of orange.
These two images are each 10 shot stacks. Frames were ISO 3200 at 1/3 sec. Taken with Nikon D300 and Vivitar 650-1300mm f/8-16 Series 1 lens @ 1300mm and f/16 (essentially a soft, slow telescope). The shots were taken about 40 minutes apart.
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