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Snow goose moon

Posted by in Today's Image | April 6, 2016

To our knowledge, Snow Goose Moon isn’t one of the commonly used moon names. But, at least in some parts of the world, it should be.

Migrating geese in front o the moon, caught on March 26 in Fairfield, Montana, by John Ashley. Visit John Ashely Fine Art.

Migrating geese in front of the moon, caught in Fairfield, Montana by John Ashley. Visit John Ashely Fine Art.

John Ashley of Montana caught this image on the morning of March 26, 2016. He wrote:

Migrating snow geese lift off at dawn on Saturday, leaving Freezeout Lake and flying past the 92% gibbous moon on their way to nearby agricultural fields for a morning feed.

Nikon D750, 500mm lens. 1/1000 sec at F8 and ISO 1600.

Thank you, John!

All of the full moons have names, from various cultures

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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