🌕 Chasing the September Moon: Clouds over Skravena and a Moonrise from Vitosha

Late September gave me two very different nights with the moon 🌙. One was restless, with clouds racing across the sky ☁️. The other was calm and clear, perfect for watching the moon rise over the mountains ⛰️. I took my camera out both times and came back with a set of photos 📸 and some video footage 🎥 that I'm excited to share with you ✨.

☁️ Clouds over Skravena

The first set of shots comes from Skravena, a quiet village where the night sky is far from the city lights ✨. That evening the sky wouldn't stay still. Clouds kept drifting across the moon, sometimes hiding it completely and sometimes lighting up from behind with a soft silver glow 🌥️. Clear nights are good for detail, but nights like this are what bring a scene to life. Every frame came out different, and the video shows how quickly the clouds moved 💨.

⛰️ Moonrise from Vitosha

For the second part, I went up Vitosha, above Bistritsa, to watch the moon rise over the landscape 🌄. Seeing it from above gives a completely different view. The moon comes up low and large on the horizon, and its colour shifts from warm orange 🧡 to pale white 🤍 as it climbs. It's a short window, so being in position before it appears is half the work ⏳.

🔭 Why these nights matter

Catching the moon with moving clouds, or right at the moment it rises, takes timing, patience and a bit of luck with the weather 🍀. Late September gave me all three. Scroll through the photos and watch the footage below 👇. I hope it gives you a feel for what it was like to be out there 🌌.