Torngats 2015 - Where Nature and Culture Connect 07

Gibbous Moon over the Camp

Quiet and restful nights...  

...under a never-dark summer sky.   

This time of the year, there are 17 to 18 hours of visible light each day, and twilight and dawn blend into each other. Unless they are very intense, the Northern Lights are rarely able to be seen in the summer. But the moon shines beautifully in the clear sub-Arctic atmosphere.          

Everything Looks Different at Night - Day 17

Waning Gibbous Moon    

Waning means "Fading" and Gibbous means "Bulging"    

- a gibbous moon is less than full but more than half illuminated.    

Gibbous moons occur on either side of the full moon, either waxing - growing, or waning - fading. In a gibbous phase, the moon reveals the contours of its craters on the shadow side.