November Night Sky

November's full moon is called the Beaver Moon.

Full moons often take their names from the traditions of native Americans and European Settlers.  November is that time of year that beavers retire to their lodges for the duration of winter.  As a consequence of their pelts being prime this was also the time of year that fur traders trapped beavers.

The Lakota people recognized this as the Deer Rutting Moon, Cree and Assiniboine called this the Frost Moon and with the spawning of this fish species in November the Algonquin called this the Whitefish Moon.

The Beaver Moon will reach peak illumination in the early morning hours of Monday.  Nevertheless, it will be sufficiently close to full just after sunset tonight. 

11.19.2021

 

This is not a sunrise.  It is a photo I took at sunrise of the Full Beaver Moon setting in the west. 2021.

This was a nice balance of low sunlight in the foreground from the rising sun behind me to the east and the moon dropping quickly below the western horizon.

Sometimes this stuff happens quickly.

You snooze, you lose...