Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Photo: Super Moon

Last weekend's Super Moon was 16% larger than normal.  This photo shows the moon as its light was penetrating a wispy layer of clouds.  The clouds caused the extra marbling, and the dark spot in the top half of the moon is a cloud blocking the reflected light.

The extra large moon meant more reflected light.  I will show the effects of that in my post tomorrow.

I did not have my good camera and good lenses available during the moon rise.  This photo was taken with a semi-automatic camera, 15 times zoom, held by hand.

We have new travel photos posted at Viva la Voyage from our wonderful trip to Buddhist Bhutan.
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4 comments:

  1. SharonMay 8, 2012 at 6:27 AM

    My goodness, you must have been steady on your feet to get such a sharp shot!

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  2. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comMay 8, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    It was a special moon.

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  3. glendaMay 8, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    This was really spectacular to see.

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  4. brattcatMay 10, 2012 at 4:37 AM

    pretty impressive i'd say. also the images of venus.

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