Super Full Moon on Saturday

WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
edited March 25, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
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

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  • JAGJAG Super Moderators Posts: 9,088 moderator
    edited March 20, 2011
    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!
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  • pashminupashminu Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited March 20, 2011
    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 EverythingMolotov Everything Registered Users Posts: 211 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    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.
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  • slpollettslpollett Registered Users Posts: 1,223 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    It wasn't that great here either ( Texas). It was a big disappointment since we also waited an hour past the scheduled time. Sigh.

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  • dniednie Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,351 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    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.
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  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    Ours was pretty for a while.
  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2011
    Here's the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) Supermoon:

    http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110320.html
    Chris
  • dniednie Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,351 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2011
    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.
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  • CHANDLERJACHANDLERJA Registered Users Posts: 400 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2011
    Here was the moon in South Texas :)

    1224804160_PKn8K-XL.jpg
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2011
    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
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  • Gary Peterson PhotographyGary Peterson Photography Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2011
    Fantastic
    CHANDLERJA wrote: »
    Here was the moon in South Texas :)

    1224804160_PKn8K-XL.jpg

    Like this image!
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  • CHANDLERJACHANDLERJA Registered Users Posts: 400 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2011
    Thank you sir!
    Jeromy
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2011
    Boston Supermoon from APOD. One of my favorite shots of it:

    http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110324.html
    Chris
  • final_alarmfinal_alarm Registered Users Posts: 26 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2011
    Here is a shot from central mass at about Midnight Sat.

    1226504991_6otXb-XL.jpg
  • CHANDLERJACHANDLERJA Registered Users Posts: 400 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2011
    Very Nice FA!

    What lens did you use for that?
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  • final_alarmfinal_alarm Registered Users Posts: 26 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2011
    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.
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