Moon Tree - Oly

08/28/2026

Chasing Shadows!!! The many faces of last night's partial lunar eclipse as seen in Seattle. From the partially eclipsed moonrise through blood moon phase then back to a full moon. At maximum eclipse, the moon was almost entirely hidden behind earth's shadow, except for that tiny portion shining in direct sunlight.

07/20/2026

Monday is International Moon Day — a chance to celebrate our closest celestial neighbour and its importance to Earth.

The day marks the first human landing on 20 July 1969 and highlights the need for sustainable lunar exploration.

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) supports safe, responsible Moon exploration. https://www.un.org/en/observances/moon-day

04/25/2026

50 years ago Moon Trees were planted five years after circling the Moon in the Apollo14 spaceship during US bicentennial self-congratulatory celebrations 🌕🌲 I wonder if the Artemis astronauts brought some seeds along for the next generation to? The actual Moon was overhead but the angle was too high at sunset. See comments for photo.

04/16/2026

I know these astronauts will plant a tree and tend our earth garden 💚🌍

The butthurt must be epic.

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04/15/2026

50 years ago 🌕🌲

Me thought it was planted on Arbor Day of the country's bicentennial, but that may have been the '96 rededication of it by Congressman whats-his-name?

Patrick McDonald profiles the Douglas Fir "Moon Tree" (Pseudotsuga menziesii), a tree found on the Washington State Capitol Campus. The campus is an internat...