Two weeks ago I was in Seattle for a work-trip. Given this was the 7th or 8th time I’ve visited (lost count really), I thought it was high-time I actually got to see some sights, albeit in the early morning or the evening. As it happened, Wednesday 24th September was quite a unique event in Seattle, in that for the first time in 20 years, a Harvest moon would appear – essentially a magnified moon would ascend above the Cascade mountain range at sunset. Alas, I was in transit at this time, so I missed seeing this phenomenon – but I did venture into downtown Seattle for some photos of the Seattle skyline and the moon – should cloud cover would hold off. As it happened it did, and I was blessed with a very clear night, taking photos of Seattle from the great vantage point of Kerry Park, in the Queen Anne hill district. Below are a couple of photos, which I took under time-lapse.

Seattle, Elliot Bay and Harvest Moon from Kerry Park

Seattle’s Space Needle is the skyline’s focal point.

Note the time-lapse contrail