The moon and its conspiracy phases – Abrie dink hardop
21 Jun 2018 9 Jul 2018 • Abrie Joubert
“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. J.F. Kennedy 25 May 1961
Please note that this is not about the moon landing conspiracy. This is a photo blog – my first since the Weekly Photo Challenge ran out of super nova fuel and is not circling planet WordPress anymore. This is an independent photo post (I always wanted to say that) i.e. not linked to any photo challenge by another party, alien or human. Hopefully I will not alienate myself with this decision. But the decision will be reviewed.
Moon rising over Cape Town, South Africa, taken from Lions Head. The dark area to the right is Table Mountain and to the left, the Atlantic ocean filling up Cape Town harbour
⇑ Coincidentally I took this photo of the full moon on the 25th of May 2016 at 7:39 am, exactly 55 years after J.F. Kennedy addressed the American Congress to convince them to provide funding for sending a man to the moon. Now the attentive observer may want to inform me that:
It could not have been taken in the day as the sky is obviously dark
And that full in the context of the moon actually means round.
1. The moon unlike the earth does not have an atmosphere. It is the particles in atmosphere reflecting the sun-rays giving the daylight sky its blue hue. The atmosphere “Scatters the Light”. In the absence of this scattering the sky around the moon (any area in space outside the earth’s atmosphere) is dark. The camera lens zooms out of the earth’s atmosphere, hence the dark sky around the moon. Nature photographers should appreciate earth as there is no orange hue sunsets or rises in space. No photos of diving eagles contrasted with the blue sky. On the bright side, you can have firework displays in daytime… (provided you attach a miniature oxygen tank to each firework).
2. Questioning if the photo is of a full moon? Have you also fallen for the moon phase conspiracy? The moon is always full. If it appears as any other shape, it is because your view is skewed. Skew: make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading. That piece of rock is always in the shape of a ball. It certainly does not change shape. Yes our view of it changes due to its rotation around the earth and the earth’s rotation around the sun, but the man on the moon always have a round ball to kick around. This specific skewed view is known as: waning gibbous moon (becoming smaller but bigger than a half moon)⇑
A traditional “full” view of the moon. Taken while sun is setting thus, the orange colour. A favourite of space mice
The South African pop group Ballyhoo had a hit in 1980 by wondering if their is a man on the moon
My heart turns my mind into circles
As I lie here all alone in my bed
That there’s a man…
And all that glitters is not gold, so I’m told
Will I retain my love once the beauty’s gone
Where to shall I run?
It is with great pleasure that due to extensive research I can announce today that there is indeed a man on the moon driving an off-road motorcycle round and round. Unfortunately He is probably too busy with midlife crises activities to give attention to Ballyhoo’s question. (Link to audio of song)
Waxing crescent moon (becoming bigger, but smaller than a half moon)
⇑Nature called while staying with friends and I answered it’s call with this photograph. The photo was taken at Bakoven, Campsbay a very prestigious residential area in South Africa. But the moon reflects the same amount of light regardless of where you live. It is not impressed or intimidated by your neighbourhood. I believe that that God’s love for us is always complete. His love is always full. My experience of the love can be skewed by my perception of my “place” in this world (fulfillment or absence thereof emotional needs, pain or even egotism – the list is unending). But none of this can exclude me (us) from the complete and full love of God. Sometimes I experience His love in abundant full moon with orange glow to boot and sometimes my view of the moon is skewed and I do not experience it at all, but even then God’s love is full and complete.
In the context of the moon not discriminating regarding where we live:
Gone is the distinction between Jew and Greek, slave and free man, male and female—you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, you are true descendants of Abraham, you are true heirs of his promise. Galatians 3:28,29
In the context of the moon always being full:
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38.39
I will not forget you! Isaiah 49: 14,15
In the context of my view being skewed due to my perceptions of God:
and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55: 8,9
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53 thoughts on “The moon and its conspiracy phases”
21 Jun 2018 om 6:33 vm
Daar is beslis ‘n man op die maan. Of in die maan?? Dis ‘n ou oom met ‘n snor en al. Baie vriendelike oom. Hy kyk altyd vir my en ek vir hom as dit volmaan is.
21 Jun 2018 om 6:59 vm
Ek gaan jou man vertel 🙂 terloops link na video erk nou het nie netnou nie.
21 Jun 2018 om 7:14 vm
Dis ‘n ou oom wat oor my waak al van kleindogtertjiedae.
My internet is te swak om vudeos oop te maak.
21 Jun 2018 om 8:57 vm
Dan moet jy die gedeelte wat ek geskryf het oor die moon landing en Neil Armstrong ignoreer. Dit is satire wat net verstaanbaar sal wees met kyk van video
21 Jun 2018 om 8:59 vm
Daar is mos mense wat beweer dat hul nie regtig op die maan geland het nie. Hoe sal kns weet?
21 Jun 2018 om 6:38 vm
Neeman Abrie. Noy het jy my verniet nuuskierig gemaak oor daardie pudding wat nie gevind kan word nie. Pragtige maanfoto’s vd mannetjie op die maan. Snaaks dat d maan nooit kleiner word nie al eet die ou al jare lank net bloukaas
21 Jun 2018 om 6:44 vm
Wat bedoel jy dit kan nie gevind word nie?
21 Jun 2018 om 5:29 nm
daar was niks, maar ek gaan nou weer probeer
21 Jun 2018 om 6:58 vm
Dankie dat jy laat weet het – dit werk nou direkte link na youtube
21 Jun 2018 om 7:32 vm
You never disappoint: your photographs are outstanding and your humour is delightful. You have lifted my spirits this morning!
21 Jun 2018 om 8:23 vm
Thank you Anne and you have lifted mine.
21 Jun 2018 om 9:59 vm
Ek weet nie wat om met jou te maak nie!!!! Jy laat my kop draai. Ek verstaan darem die satire 😀😀😀😀 dis my kos daardie.
22 Jun 2018 om 11:14 vm
Ek het jou skrywe dat God se liefde vir ons altyd vol is vanoggend bedink. Dit is ‘n goeie vergelyking…. want so dikwels lyk of voel sy liefde vir my meer soos ‘n sekelmaan afhangende van my omstandighede…. of tot my performance. Hopenlik bly hierdie volmaan vergelyking my nou by. Mooi naweek vir julle!!!
30 Jun 2018 om 12:25 nm
Hi Kameel ek was die afgelope 2 weke min in die blogwereld en sal probeer opvang. Ek het hierdie post nou gaan aanpas (net die einde) en 3 skrifgedeeltes bygesit. En die gedeelte van die maanlanding uitgehaal want bittermin mense het video gekyk and daarsonder laat dit my klink soos iemand met nuwe conspiracy theory .
Gaan kyk asb weer na die einde en lees die skrifgedeeltes
30 Jun 2018 om 12:48 nm
Dankie sal gaan lees. Hoop alles is ok met jou!!! Het vir jou gebid.
30 Jun 2018 om 12:56 nm
30 Jun 2018 om 1:03 nm
Dankie…. powerful Word. Kon ek dit maar net altyd voor oë hou!! Hoekom vergeet ‘n mens so maklik wie God werklik is? Daar gaan sommer nou ‘n klomp vrae deur my kop.
30 Jun 2018 om 10:04 nm
Geestelike Alzheimers is ‘n tragiese siekte wat die Israeliete in Ou Testament aan gely het en helaas ook ons wat vrygemaak is deur Christus. Hy vergeef die sleg in ons en graveer ons name in sy handpalm. Hy vergeet nie van ons nie.
30 Jun 2018 om 10:29 nm
Die afgelope paar weke was ek vir verskeie redes waarop ek nie gaan uitbrei nie ‘broos”. Ek het darem ook gekamp vir 4 dae met weinig ontvang (wat hopelik blogpost sal word)
21 Jun 2018 om 10:00 vm
Ek waardeer jou volgende woorde intens, Abrie. God’s love for us is always complete and full. Dit sê so alles wat nodig is om te weet.
21 Jun 2018 om 10:25 vm
Dankie Una. Op die oomblik is my view weens verskeie redes skewed, maar God sien ons steeds deur die bril van Jesus se bloed
21 Jun 2018 om 11:14 vm
En dankie tog daarvoor, Abrie. Dat Hy dieselfde bly al sukkel ons in onsself.
21 Jun 2018 om 10:08 vm
“Please save me from sharing my love for two”, lucky you know that we all love you mr funny Abrie. Don’t eat baked beans now, or that might change!!
21 Jun 2018 om 10:34 vm
🙂 Baked beans is soos knoffel. Albei partye moet dit eet 🙂 Ongelukkig help breath freshener nie boontjie parfuum nie!
21 Jun 2018 om 2:09 nm
Hahaa, Abrie…die video is kostelik! Jou maanfoto’s is asemrowend!
30 Jun 2018 om 6:02 vm
Baie dankie Dina. Ek het die laaste gedeelte verwyder want te min mense het die video gekyk en sonder die video klink ek soos iemand met ‘n nuwe conspiracy theory
30 Jun 2018 om 6:30 vm
Dis verstommend hoe selektief mense lees en kyk. Ek kom dit maklik agter as ek die kommentare lees.
21 Jun 2018 om 7:49 nm
Dit is so mooi! Ek vrek oor die maan. Op aande wat ek nie geweet het waa my biologiese pa is nie het ek altyd na die maan gestaar en gebid dat die Here hom sal bewaar.
30 Jun 2018 om 12:29 nm
Hierde gedagte oor die maan het die Here vir my gegee toe ek besonder bedruk was en nog op universiteit. Bly die Here kon die maan gebruik om met jou hemelse Pa oor jou aardse pa te gesels.
30 Jun 2018 om 12:34 nm
Dit is werklik spesiaal Abrie*
30 Jun 2018 om 12:40 nm
Dankie ek het die einde van die post verander en nog 3 skrifgedeeltes bygesit wat oor die jare vir my baie beteken het.. Ek het ook die gedeelte oor die maanlanding verwyder want sonder om die video te kyk laat dit my klink soos conspiracy theorist. Dink dit is in elk gevak beter dat die post op ‘n ernstiger noot eindig.
23 Jun 2018 om 9:59 nm
30 Jun 2018 om 12:17 nm
Dankie Linda ons het ook hierdie naweek gaan kamp en ja daar was geleentheid vir fotos neem, wat moontlik in een of ander post sal oppop.
30 Jun 2018 om 4:54 nm
25 Jun 2018 om 12:37 vm
Awesome images! I am disappointed as well that the WP photo challenge is no longer existed. Anyway, great shots, Abrie!
28 Jun 2018 om 8:23 vm
Thank you Indah. Amazing rattlesnake images. But Indah that is a fish crossed with a sphinx but the sphinx does have some lion in it!
28 Jun 2018 om 5:02 vm
Hi Abrie, Fantastic post. You’ve managed to encompass a great deal in it: your wonderful images, your keen sense of humor and diving into some deep philosophical analogies to finish. The full moon over Cape Town is a marvelous shot. 🙂
30 Jun 2018 om 5:55 vm
Thank you Jane, I really appreciate this comment.
30 Jun 2018 om 12:30 nm
In fact if there was a CV for a blog I would have included your remark 🙂
30 Jun 2018 om 1:39 nm
Wow Abrie, quite profound! Loved the photos and your as-always clever discussion. Never thought about the idea that the moon is (of course!!) always full. Well done, challenge or not!
30 Jun 2018 om 1:45 nm
Thank you Tina and I will watch your blog. In fact I have employed a few dragonflies (with or without drones) to help me watch your blog.
30 Jun 2018 om 1:46 nm
Excellent, since their vision is so incredible😊
1 Jul 2018 om 11:13 vm
1 Jul 2018 om 12:11 nm
Thank you very much Mauritian foodie! 🌻
1 Jul 2018 om 7:34 nm
What a fantastic post of moon, Abrie! Remarkable shots of the moon… Way to tell stories about moon, love your your keen sense of humor. 🙂
wyour keen sense of humor
1 Jul 2018 om 7:54 nm
But Amy I am totally serious about the man on the moon 🙂
1 Jul 2018 om 8:00 nm
Okay, totally 🙂
Eva Newermann sê:
2 Jul 2018 om 12:09 nm
Wow! Love your fantastic photos! All my life I have been fascinated by the Universe and I paint a lot from Cosmos. Greetings from Eva in Norway.
3 Jul 2018 om 6:05 nm
Hi Eva thank you very much my painting is limited to what my camera sees and words. I really appreciate your visit. It is always good to know a Scandinavian 🙂
4 Jul 2018 om 9:05 nm
2 dinge. 1. Wow, wow en wow… (Oukei drie dinge hier) Wat ‘n mooi blogpost!!
En 2. Of 4. My heart turns my mind into circles
Daai gaan nou in my kop ronddraai.
6 Jul 2018 om 5:13 nm
Ek is bly ons kon ontmoet! Kwaliteitskrywes is so skaars. Well done!
8 Jul 2018 om 10:36 nm
Dankie Maankind hierdie is ‘n besonderse opmerking. Kn gaan binnekort weer daar by jou loer