Super Full Moon on Saturday

WhatSheSaw

For those lucky enough to have clear skies on Saturday, the moon will be at its closest point since 1993. Get out there and shoot it!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2014538836_supermoon19.html

JAG

I had already planned it as my entry for this challenge! I sat an hour (it took an extra 45 minutes for the moon to rise above the mountain range then the actual rising time given in our area) in 27f degree weather, above the partially frozen Knick Arm Inlet, watching the tide ebb from high to low with floating chunks of ice and listening to the hundreds of dogs howl in anticipation for the moons arrival (lots of mushers live in the area). And while I sat there shivering and trying to keep my camera batteries warm (I forgot to charge them *duh, slapping forhead*), I thought to myself.....either I am really deticated (addicted is more like it) to these challenges....or I am just completely nuts!

Well the jury is still out on that...but my proof is in the challenge album!

pashminu

It was not very spectacular in Mumbai, India. I had planned for the photo-shoot, but was disappointed after the moon rise. Nothing special.

Molotov Everything

I live in northern New Jersey and was pretty disappointed by the supermoon. Yea, it was brighter than normal but it wasn't that dramatic. Maybe just too much light pollution from NYC, hoboken, newark etc.

JAG, I saw your photo in the challenge gallery and felt ripped off, the supermoon looked nothing like that here.

slpollett

It wasn't that great here either ( Texas). It was a big disappointment since we also waited an hour past the scheduled time. Sigh.

Sherry

dnie

slpollett wrote: »

It wasn't that great here either ( Texas). It was a big disappointment since we also waited an hour past the scheduled time. Sigh.

Sherry

I am so glad to hear you say that Sherry. I wasn't impressed at all and all the news stations kept going on and on about the gorgeous moon... It just didn't look that different to me in North Texas.

CookieS

Ours was pretty for a while.

ChrisJ

Here's the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) Supermoon:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110320.html

dnie

ChrisJ wrote: »

Here's the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) Supermoon:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110320.html

Defiantly NOT the moon I saw in Texas!! That is a cool photo.

CHANDLERJA

Here was the moon in South Texas

DsrtVW

I was shut out on the moon shots and Yosemite. too much weather here in CA. I had high hopes. But the first time in 15years the park gets shut down

Gary Peterson Photography

Fantastic

CHANDLERJA wrote: »

Here was the moon in South Texas

Like this image!

CHANDLERJA

Thank you sir!

ChrisJ

Boston Supermoon from APOD. One of my favorite shots of it:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110324.html

final_alarm

Here is a shot from central mass at about Midnight Sat.

CHANDLERJA

Very Nice FA!

What lens did you use for that?

final_alarm

CHANDLERJA wrote: »

Very Nice FA!

What lens did you use for that?

Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS with an Extender 2x mounted to a 7D so its about 640mm equiv. I did crop that some too.