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Boothbay Harbor, Maine 2023: Moonrise

While sunset is often thought of as the end of something, it is also the start of evening or night. This is clear when you watch a moonrise, in particular the rising of a full moon. So our pictures from this year's trip to Boothbay Harbor, Maine will start with a page with photographs of the moonrise ... and some sunset pictures for good measure.

Knowing that Pemaquid Point Lighthouse has a good view east, we went there for the moonrise. While we patiently waited for the moon, we were able to get some pictures of the lighthouse with late-day sunshine. The 1st picture is looking back from the water edge towards the lighthouse.

water-facing side of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

Looking from the other side of the lighthouse, and a closer view:

Pemaquid Light with late day sunshine on it

Pemaquid Light tower with late day sunshine on it

But what is that inside the lantern room? This requires a closer look.

Pemaquid Lighthouse lantern room with what looks like an alien on the ceiling

At least if you have watched any Doctor Who episodes, you will recognize what is on the ceiling as an alien. When we looked again later ...

Pemaquid Lighthouse lantern room with the light on

it was gone. We were left wondering where it went. Meanwhile, though, we could see the change in the light as moonrise approached.

Pemaquid lightkeeper house

Fog bell at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

Pemaquid light with sky-blue-pink behind it

The water at Pemaquid just after sunset and before moonrise

Now it was time for the main event. Here is the moon as it just comes into visibility over Monhegan Island.

moon rising over Monhegan Island

As it got darker and the moon rose higher, the lighthouse on Monhegan Island came on. It was dwarfed by the large moon.

moon over Monhegan Island with the island lighthouse light visible

The moon could be seen through the windows of the foghorn house that is behind the lighthouse.

moon seen through windows of a barely visible building

We continued watching the rest of the daylight fade as the moon rose higher.

The moon and Pemaquid Lighthouse

The moon and Pemaquid Lighthouse

The moon and Pemaquid Lighthouse

On a different evening, we went to Ocean Point and watched the sunset. We did not even notice the Burnt Island Lighthouse, visible in this picture, since we were distracted by the clouds and sun playing together.

The sun is bisected by clouds, and Brant Rock Lighthouse is visible

There was a pretty sky that evening.

Sky at sunset with early spring trees silhouetted against it

A young couple was enjoying the romance of the pretty sky.

Couple sitting on the rocks watching a sunset

And it was time to fly off to bed.

sunset at Ocean Point with a bird flying across the sky

Here are a handful of other late-day or early-morning photographs.

Ram Island Lighthouse at sunset

View of Boothbay Harbor

A boat with the moon above it

The view from Topside Inn:

View of the harbor in Boothbay Harbor, as seen from Topside Inn

And we will finish this page with its star (so to speak):

The moon

Updated July 2023