Solstice Sun, Summer Moon

Actually, the photo below was snapped one day after the Summer Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. However, it was a close enough occurence of the the solstice and the Full Moon to make this composite of both celestial objects transiting the meridian possible. 

    Note, whenever the Sun is at its highest in the sky, the corresponding Full Moon is at its lowest! At the Winter Solstice, for those of us in the north, the situation reverses itself, with the Sun and Full Moon changing places.

     Please also note, as the face-on view of the house is not exactly due south, but slightly skewed to the SSE, the meridian, the north/south line currently joining the Sun and Moon in this photo, leans to the left.* This is why the Moon appears to the lower right and not directly beneath the sun. 

Solstice (+ 1 day) Sun and the Summer Full Moon

 

 

*The unseen meridian should not be confused with visible, right-leaning diagonal dividing the two halves of the composite image.

 

What Dunnit!

What dood in my rear tire!

Da culprit!

 I was two miles out from home, on my ebike, approaching Business Center Drive, when my rear tire began to rapidly deflate. Until then, my ride out to Rockville Road and back was fine. Nasty ol' nail!

Da scene of the crime. Courtesy of Google Maps

There was just no way I could walk the heavy ebike home. Fortunately for me, three fifty/fifty chances went my way: First off, my cars keys were deliberately left at the house just in case. Secondly, my sister Yvette, when I phoned her (we live together) had only moments earlier, returned from an afternoon out with her friend, Andy. Lastly, the trunk of my Sentra was just big enough to accommodate the folding ebike, when sis shortly came to my rescue and arrived with the vehicle. Whew!

Kudos to her for fetching me, and also to Rockville Bike for fixing my flat, the very next day.