Here, we see the December full moon a few minutes after it rose over our horizon yesterday; it’s about to climb over Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park:
December’s full moon is known for its high trajectory, which makes it visible longer than most moons, but also smaller. It’s most common name is The Cold Full Moon, based upon the Mohawk Native American name for the month that real cold begins in their territory.
Here, we see (with a larger lens) that Cold Moon it raced above Great Cove in Brooklin last night:
Apropos of its name, we had 24-degree (F) temperatures and 22 mile-per-hour wind gusts at the time that these images were taken. Those combined for a painful wind chill and frigid camera. (Brooklin, Maine)