Heading Out for Solstice Moonrise

Mountain Island Lake near Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

June 21, 2005 2013 EDT, 0013Z

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For several years, it's been a tradition among a group of paddlers to head out onto the lake and watch the rising moon. The June 2005 full moon appearing on the Solstice made this evening an especially nice one.

These folks are putting in at the Neck Road Access Area on Mountain Island Lake. This lake, on the Catawba River, is the primary source of drinking water for the city of Charlotte, NC. It is under a considerable amount of development pressure. Buffers and other water quality rules may not be enough to preserve this resource.

Mountain Island is one of 11 resevoirs operated on the Catawba by Duke Power.

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Location

USA-Canada / USA-North Carolina

Lat: 35° 22' 11" N
Long: 81° 56' 0" W

Elevation: approx 643 ft

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Precision is: Unknown / Undeclared.

Equipment

Nikon D100, Sigma 8mm, Bogen 3050 tripod, Manfrotto 303 pano head. RAW image files acquired in Photoshop CS. Pano stitched in PTMac. Nadir and zenith patched with Cubic Converter.

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