ON MY WALK TODAY I WALKED BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
When the moon is at its fullest, we don’t need a torch or a headlamp, especially on open ground. This is because a full moon isn’t – as one might think – twice as bright as a half moon. It’s ten times as bright, flooding the landscape with silvery light.
In certain locations, the light appears even brighter. The South Downs in Sussex runs along a ridge of white chalk, from which
