A culmination of special events happened yesterday, September 17, 2024.

To start with, a rocket launch; A Falcon 9 carrying a pair of satellites for Europe's MEO Galileo constellation went up at 6:51 pm from Cape Canaveral SFS on SLC-40.

Then, the rare occasion during the year with the sunset and moonrise are occurring at the same time in the sky, at approximately 7:30 pm.

Then, the moonrise brought forth the full Super Harvest Moon.

Then, the partial lunar eclipse began at 8:41 pm with Earth's penumbra starting to touch the Moon's face, with the partial starting at 10:12 pm.

Lastly and most importantly, these events all occurred on the very special day of my husband's birthday! Thankfully, we already enjoyed a very delicious steak dinner and rum by the time these events started for the evening.

I've got a bit more processing to do with all the images, but here are a few to start with. The first is my favorite, a mishap with my telescope moving slightly while saving the image. Gotta love happy accidents! The second image is a series of individual exposures as the moon rose then stacked together. The third is the point of maximum eclipse. The last image is the Super Harvest Moon as it rose, being hidden by clouds for a good part of the night. 

Moonnnnnnn Lunar Over the Lake Partial Lunar Eclipse Harvest Super Moon