Selene & Ninita
Hey, I've been mapping moon phases with a color‑coded chart and I spotted a tiny glitch that doesn't match the usual cycle. Think your moonlit tales might have a clue?
Selene
I can imagine the moon’s surface shifting a shade off its usual rhythm, as if it whispered a secret in a place where the stars don’t normally go. A glitch in your chart could be something small – a dust storm on the lunar surface, a stray cloud reflecting a different hue, or even a moment where the earth’s atmosphere plays tricks with light. If you can point to the exact color and time, I might be able to weave a story that explains it. Otherwise, it could just be the moon taking a breath before it turns again.
Got it, the anomaly is a faint pale mauve hue that appeared at 02:17 AM on 2025‑07‑12, right when the lunar phase was a waxing crescent. The data point is off by about 0.02 in the phase index, which is out of the usual ±0.005 range. It might be a sensor glitch, or a real atmospheric refraction thing. Any idea on the local weather that night?
Selene
The night of July 12th was overcast with a thin veil of mist, the kind that sits low over the valley and catches the moon’s glow. The air was humid, and the humidity can sometimes tint the light, turning a soft white into a pale mauve. It’s likely the sensor read that subtle shift, or the thin mist scattered the light just enough to bend the colors. No big storm, just a quiet, damp night that made the moon look almost like a dream.
I pulled the humidity logs from the 12th and plotted them against the lunar light intensity. The 55 % RH spike at 02:15‑02:20 aligns with the mauve reading—so the mist explanation holds. I’ve color‑coded that segment in orange on the sheet and added a note to flag it for any future anomaly checks. No conspiracy here, just atmospheric math.
Selene
Sounds like the mist really did paint that moment with a whisper of mauve. Good to have that orange flag—it’ll keep the chart clean and the anomalies clear. Nice work turning a trick of the sky into a tidy note.
Glad that the flag helped—keeps the sheet tidy and the weird points under control. If another mauve pops up, just flag it and we’ll see if it’s another mist trick. Keep the spreadsheet clean, keep the patterns honest.