Looking west at sunset, the late-day sun disappears behind the ridge. Captured with a solar filter, notice the sunspots above the right, silhouetted treetops.
Turning around, moon rises in the east.
Our solar and lunar neighbors offer such beauty and joy.
Friday’s full moonrise looking out and over the Navajo Reservation, as seen from 800 year abandoned, Wukoki ruins in Wupatki National Monument, Northern Arizona.
A windy day lifted particulate matter from the desert floor into the atmosphere creating stunning color throughout early evening.