"Full Moon at Perigee"
Last nights' full moon, at 7:25 EDT, was what they call a "Super Moon" - as it occurred within an hour of perigee, the point when the moon is nearest in its elliptical orbit around the earth. The moon appeared to be an estimated 14% larger and 30% brighter, as it made its closest approach to us in 18 years.
Enough with the technical talk. From an artistic point of view, last nights' moon rise was breathtaking. Being able to watch as it first peeped over the horizon, one could actually see the movement, as it slowly grew larger and climbed higher into the sky. Gradually this orange and pink crescent revealed more and more of itself, while morphing to yellow gold, as the entire orb became visible.
From my vantage point on my back deck, the only things preventing an unobscured view of the moon in its totality were two thin bands of dark clouds and an evergreen tree on the point of Seaman's Neck. But instead of detracting from this view, in my opinion they added another dimension or two of visual interest. Below is a second view of the super moon, shot two minutes and 14 seconds later, finally free of all intervening encumbrances.
"Full Moon at Perigee 2"
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Camera Data for "Full Moon at Perigee"
Canon
Canon EOS 5D
1 second
F/4.0
105 mm
200
Mar 19, 2011, 7:26:00 PM
Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
59mm
Canon EOS 5D
1 second
F/4.0
105 mm
200
Mar 19, 2011, 7:26:00 PM
Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
59mm
Camera Data for "Full Moon at Perigee 2"
Canon
Canon EOS 5D
1/5 second
F/4.0
105 mm
200
Mar 19, 2011, 7:28:14 PM
Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
59mm
Canon EOS 5D
1/5 second
F/4.0
105 mm
200
Mar 19, 2011, 7:28:14 PM
Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
59mm
