My brother took this yesterday in the north of England.
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OMG it came up tonight over snow-capped mountains in a clear sky, looking pink, with the Man in the Moon front and centre. How lovely!
Sorry I missed July…too busy. This weekend should be spectacular clear warm weather to witness the sturgeon moon, and right after that, we have the Perseid meteor shower around the 12th. I will spend the nights in my swinging chair on the balcony watching the show!
P.S.: It just rose over the mountains…golden, huge, and glowing!! WOW
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Same here, it came up almost directly over Kloster Andechs and the Ammersee.
Forbes informs us about the Planet Parade from aug 15 until aug 31, best viewed about an hour before sunrise.
During the second half of August and especially this week, multiple planets (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn) line up across the sky. This planetary alignment known as a “parade,” is visible just before dawn and creates a rare chance to see several worlds together.
Here’s how to spot them (FB).
And later, September 7, we’ll be given a Blood Moon eclipse. Totality lasts from 19:31 thru 20:53, but unfortunately moonrise is only 19:47. However at higher elevations moonrise appears to happen earlier, e.g. by about ten minutes on the Säntis (elevation ~2500m).
A total lunar eclipse will take place and an estimated 7 billion people, or 88% of the world’s population, will be within the visibility zone. This eclipse will be fully visible from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and parts of the Western and Central Pacific.
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This weekend’s Corn Moon rises as a blood moon (full eclipse) and will be paired with Saturn. The October full moon will be the Harvest Moon this year because it is nearer the time of the fall equinox. Although the moon rises early, you can still see the later bit of the eclipse even if you are not at a higher altitude. We are told of clear skies that night, so it should be beautiful up here.
It is also called the wine moon, for obvious reasons. The full moon should rise above the mountains soon after 19h this Sunday already in eclipse which will continue until about 20h. Might be overcast along La Côte but have fingers crossed.
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I don’t care about the sky because clouds are there 99% of time. But, today’s near perfect. When the moon rises today at 19h46+ it will be red and visible.
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We didn’t make it up to the high mountains for this (the Piz Buin would have been fabulous), but once it cleared the mountains we saw the last half of the eclipse. Wasn’t very red, though.
Missed this thread. Anyway, moved the post here.
Last night, bad luck. No clouds while looking up to the zenith but pretty cloudy on the horizon. Waited on a hill until 21h00 but the Moon did not show up 
We couldn’t see the early or peak phases of the eclipse, the moon was too low in the sky, hidden by the mountains.
We finally got a glimpse at the very end, though. Just a small ‘bite’ out of the moon. So while not awe inspiring, at least I can say I saw something.
This was the best I could do from our place.
It was very cloudy early evening and I thought I wouldn’t be able to see it at all.
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Tonight the supermoon Harvest Moon rises. Perhaps by Wednesday we’ll have clear enough skies to see it. Also look for the Orionid meteor shower later in the month, when the earth passes through Halley’s dust.
I woke at 6 this morning to see a gorgeous full moon so bright you could read a book outside. I watched as the sky turned pink with rippling little clouds. Here is an interesting article about the Worm Moon, which may need to be re-named.
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Bonfire Night (Wednesday) will bring the brightest moon this year. The Beaver super moon rises, with a forecast of clear skies. Yippee!
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My son just described the night sky as ‘really moony tonight’ and I instantly thought of this thread.
I think ‘really moony’ should be adopted as an official astronomical term. 
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I got up at 4, and it was so very bright and large. I can’t wait for the coming days, with these clear-as-a-bell skies and cold (0C) nights.
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