The moon

Hi! The news said something about the moon being closest to earth. I took this picture last night around 9. It got cloudy later so I couldn't take a photo of a larger moon. I will try again tonight.
Why don't you try taking moon pics too?

The moon here looks amazing and loads of people have posted pics on twitter, it worried me a bit to be honest but then I researched it and know now that its harmless and to cherish the beauty of it.x

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4619063.stm

its cloudy here im gutted

infact i just looked out a different window and it loos the same as normal

I'll see it on my way out later

I was just going to post a thread about the MOON!! And already saw this thread. Thanks for threading about the MOON!! I love the moon and tonight is a very special if you can see it. It is a very rare night and the moon will be the largest in twenty years. It is called a SUPER PERIGEE MOON!!!!! I am so upset, we have clouds here in Chicago. Someone take a picture

It's not the best picture, I just opened the back door and took a picture. There is also a tree in the way, so it's a little fuzzy.

Here are a few I took! Its a bit cloudy here!

ISO 1/4 F/1.8

ISO 1/5 F/1.8

It was smaller than I'd expected, but at least it wasn't cloudy, so you could see it.

Here's what I got. We have broken clouds, so I had to take pictures in the gaps between them.

Just one more. I never could quite get the focus right. It would have been easier if I hadn't had to wait 5 minutes between shots because of the clouds. This is at 1/2500th, F8.

Great photos!

My camera is dead, and even if wasn't, the memory card is full, so I'd have to upload and back up all my pictures before taking any new ones, so no pics for me tonight. It's okay, though, it's cloudy.
Actually, it is pretty neat. There is almost complete cloud cover, only a few stars visible, but the moon is extremely bright, and it's strong enough to can see most details outside.

Originally Posted by Feralvr

It is a very rare night and the moon will be the largest in twenty years. It is called a SUPER PERIGEE MOON!!!!! I am so upset, we have clouds here in Chicago. Someone take a picture

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Did the various news organisations explain what constitutes a super perigee moon? Perigee is pretty clear, = closest to the Earth. If you figure that the moon is in an elliptical orbit and reaches perigee once per orbit, that would align with a full moon every 28 days squared = 2.15 years. What's the other factor that makes this a super perigee that only happens every 18 years or so?

Wasn't it amazing, I just loved it.
I didn't get any pics but a friend of mine did, this is one of his pictures.

It was fantastic!! I live on the 23rd floor, and had a perfect view of it rising over the NYC skyline.

I tried taking a few pics, but my camera's a little cheapo and I don't know yet how to adjust it for certain things - I just grabbed it and shot. I have to look at them on the computer to see how they turned out, because they didn't look all that great on the little window on the camera.

Some great pics you guys have already posted!!

Originally Posted by Grogs

Did the various news organisations explain what constitutes a super perigee moon? Perigee is pretty clear, = closest to the Earth. If you figure that the moon is in an elliptical orbit and reaches perigee once per orbit, that would align with a full moon every 28 days squared = 2.15 years. What's the other factor that makes this a super perigee that only happens every 18 years or so?

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I have always been very interested in astronomy... It really makes us look so teeny tiny when you consider the galaxy, just amazing to me.

Thank you for all of the beautiful photos!!! I did see a quick view of the moon in between some clouds, it didn't look that big to me Maybe I wasn't seeing straight.... The photos are amazing, just incredible

Wow... I went on the Internet and googled super perigee ... and there are lots and lots of gorgeous professional pics out there... Wish I could buy one and frame it!

Some pix:





They're not very good I'm afraid. The first one was taken around 9 p.m., and the second one around 1 a.m. The second one looks "fuzzy" because some clouds were starting to roll in.