A HUGE Moon!

EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
edited January 18, 2012 in Landscapes
The last full moon sure was big coming over the mountains. I thought it looked bigger than the super moon. The higher it got the smaller it looked - but I think it looks fake, especially looking so transparent. But that is the way it looked to me! CC always appreciated!

Desert-Moon-12-01-06a5-X2.jpg
~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe

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  • CrokeyCrokey Registered Users Posts: 195 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2012
    Does look frickin' huge! Must have been atmospheric conditions acting like a lens or something.
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    Colin Croke

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  • MooseKillerMooseKiller Registered Users Posts: 29 Big grins
    edited January 17, 2012
    Nice shot! There's a fair amount of jpeg compression artifacts in the sky, though that is most likely caused by the upload... I really like the sharp layers between the foreground, and the hills/mountains.. Gives the image a real sense of depth.

    On a side note, the moon is the same size (essentially) the entire time. It is simply an optical illusion that is described here... :)
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2012
    Crokey wrote: »
    Does look frickin' huge! Must have been atmospheric conditions acting like a lens or something.
    MooseKiller wrote: »
    Nice shot! There's a fair amount of jpeg compression artifacts in the sky, though that is most likely caused by the upload... I really like the sharp layers between the foreground, and the hills/mountains.. Gives the image a real sense of depth.

    On a side note, the moon is the same size (essentially) the entire time. It is simply an optical illusion that is described here... :)

    Thanks much! Given that my husband saw the size of the moon as well - I'll go with the first explanation from the link MooseKiller gave. That was interesting! Thanks again for the comment....learned something new!
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
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