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The Strawberry Moon

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The Strawberry Moon

Postby sidd finch » Sat Jun 30, 2018 9:44 am

I am not really a big night flyer (not too safe) but the June Full moon was really bright this year. So I got this shot. Camera is not really made for dark photos but this looked pretty cool.

June's Full Moon called the Strawberry Moon is named by the native North American peoples to mark the time when the wild strawberries start to ripen during June.


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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby Chuck Engels » Sat Jun 30, 2018 11:58 am

Very nice shot Sidd, and we have some very nice strawberries in our garden :)
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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby Dave McElderry » Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:09 pm

I hate to be the bearer of bad news Sidd, but that's a pole light in your local shopping center parking lot...
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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby sidd finch » Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:47 pm

that's a pole light in your local shopping center parking lot...


As always Dave you remain a clarion of bright thoughts.

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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby sidd finch » Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:47 pm

we have some very nice strawberries in our garden


I would like to say thank you to the moon for that. :)

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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby Steve Grisetti » Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:28 am

Very nice!
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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby sidd finch » Sun Jul 01, 2018 1:40 pm

Thank you,

That little drone is a whole lot of fun to fly.

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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby RJ Johnston » Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:19 pm

I thought you couldn't fly drones after sunset and before sunrise (it could be 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise). Are you breaking federal law? Your drone could be shot down, I thought.
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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby Peru » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:10 pm

RJ Johnston wrote:I thought you couldn't fly drones after sunset and before sunrise


This discussion seems to indicate that an amateur can, but a commercial pilot needs a waiver:
http://community.uavcoach.com/topic/344 ... -at-night/
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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby sidd finch » Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:58 am

After looking through the FAA website on Drones there are clear guidelines for commercial pilots but not much in regard to hobbyist or non commercial pilots which I am. The rules are laid out in section 107 of the UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Section).

Part 107 Operating Rules
Unmanned aircraft must weigh less than 55 pounds, including payload, at takeoff
Fly in Class G airspace*
Keep the unmanned aircraft within visual line-of-sight*
Fly at or below 400 feet*
Fly during daylight or civil twilight*
Fly at or under 100 mph*
Yield right of way to manned aircraft*
Do not fly directly over people*
Do not fly from a moving vehicle, unless in a sparsely populated area*

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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby Bob » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:58 pm

Civil twilight -- Ok, that's something we can hang our hats on. Civil twilight is defined as the time between when the top edge of the sun is just below the horizon (i.e. Sunrise or Sunset) and when the center of the solar disk is 6 degrees below the horizon. That varies by latitude and date. For San Jose CA on June 27 of this year, Civil twilight would have been about 8:32 pm to 9:03 pm.

Side note: I like to shoot photos around that time of day and have an Android app called Golden Hour on my phone to find sunset and twilight times to plan ahead for future photo outings.

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Re: The Strawberry Moon

Postby sidd finch » Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:17 am

Some interesting information. While most FAA rules apply only to professional pilots not to hobbyist's. But fear not the hobbyist's are represented by the AMA: The Academy of Model Aeronautics.

On March 23, President Trump signed the omnibus spending bill into law, which includes a six-month extension of FAA authorization, funding the FAA through September 30, 2018. This extension means the Special Rule for Model Aircraft (Section 336) will remain intact and our members can continue to fly under AMA’s set of community-based safety guidelines


For night flying it states the aircraft must have lights and the operator must maintain a line of site at all times.

Still doing some more research.

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