When Howard Edelstein made a Starbucks run at 6:30 this morning, he got an unexpected treat: this view of the Beaver Moon, shining brightly as it set over the new Bankside House condos on Wilton Road.
How bright was it? According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this was just 2 hours after its brightest glow in all of November.
PS: The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes and American colonists. This is the time when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter. Fur trappers, meanwhile, used this time to hunt beavers for their pelts.
(Photo/Howard Edelstein)
A very beautiful photo. But I’m thinking that if the sky is clear on the night of the Beaver Moon, maybe it should be called Hunter’s Moon since the brighter the moon the more likely the beavers will be caught.