Moon

'Moonlight over Romford' - Sounds a great name for a perfume I think.

Been a while since I have done a Moon shot, and tonights was a bit of a challenge as it was quite high in the sky and not greatly illuminated.

Tonight the Moon is 401,984.47 km from Earth (as if you didn't know!!) and is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. 
This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. 
The phase lasts round 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. 
During a Waxing Gibbous the moon will rise in the east in mid-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset. 
The moon is then visible though most of the night sky setting a few hour before sunrise. 
The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has it’s roots in the Latin word "gibbosus" meaning humpbacked.