JAMES:
SEPTEMBER 24TH IS THE OFFICIAL NIGHT OF THE
HARVEST MOON.
DEAN:
THE HARVEST MOON RISES AT SUNSET AND LIGHTS
UP THE ENTIRE NIGHT.
LET'S FOLLOW ITS PATH IN EARLY EVENING,
AFTER MIDNIGHT, AND JUST BEFORE DAWN.
JAMES:
WE'RE LOOKING EAST JUST AFTER SUNSET ON SEPTEMBER
24TH.
THERE YOU'LL FIND THE HARVEST MOON JUST RISING
WITH AN
ORANGE TINT.
DEAN:
NOW LET'S MAKE IT 1 A.M., WHEN THE HARVEST
MOON REACHES ITS HIGHEST POINT.
ZOOMED IN THROUGH A TELESCOPE LIKE THIS,
ITS SO BRIGHT YOU'LL NEED SUNGLASSES!
JAMES:
BEFORE DAWN, LOOK WEST AND SEE THE HARVEST
MOON SETTING.
IT WILL BEGIN TO TURN ORANGE AGAIN,
JUST LIKE IT DID WHEN IT ROSE HALF A DAY AGO.
AND THEN THE SUN WILL RISE IN THE EAST AS
THE MOON SETS IN THE WEST.
DEAN:
SO DURING A HARVEST MOON, YOU EXPERIENCE 12
HOURS OF DAYLIGHT FROM THE SUN AND
12 HOURS OF MOONLIGHT FROM THE MOON.
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!