A Full Moon

The Chinese celebrate Mid-Autumn with a festival called the, err, Mid-Autumn Festival. It is also the period when the Earth's Moon is visibly the brightest and roundest in the sky. Well, this year, the Singapore Meteorological people told us that the moon will be nearest the Earth (and thus appear roundest) at around 11.30am today, the 7 Oct 2006 and not the 6th Oct 2006 when the Mid-Autumn Festivals falls. Well, the moon did appear this morning, bright and round in the morning sky. Unfortunately it couldn't be rounder or brighter because of the thick haze caused by smoke that has drifted over from the burning forest fires raging in the Sumatran island of Indonesia.

But its better than nothing. Enjoy!



A little closer...



That's the closest my camera phone can zoom.