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post #1 of 28
3/19/11 at 3:59pm
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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?

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post #2 of 28
3/19/11 at 4:03pm
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
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post #3 of 28
3/19/11 at 4:05pm
its cloudy here im gutted

infact i just looked out a different window and it loos the same as normal
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post #4 of 28
3/19/11 at 4:08pm
I'm glad you posted this. I had almost forgotten and I planned on checking it out tonight. It's supposed to be the "biggest moon" in quite a few years (don't recall the exact number ). I really like astronomy and get into things like this. I'll try to get some pix, too.
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post #5 of 28
3/19/11 at 4:43pm
I'll see it on my way out later
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post #6 of 28
3/19/11 at 6:05pm
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
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post #7 of 28
3/19/11 at 6:39pm
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.
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post #8 of 28
3/19/11 at 7:08pm
Here are a few I took! Its a bit cloudy here!

ISO 1/4 F/1.8

ISO 1/5 F/1.8
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post #9 of 28
3/19/11 at 11:16pm
It was smaller than I'd expected, but at least it wasn't cloudy, so you could see it.
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post #10 of 28
3/19/11 at 11:55pm
Here's what I got. We have broken clouds, so I had to take pictures in the gaps between them.

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post #11 of 28
3/20/11 at 12:19am
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.

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post #12 of 28
3/20/11 at 12:21am
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Great photos!
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post #13 of 28
3/20/11 at 12:45am
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.
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post #14 of 28
3/20/11 at 1:25am
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Originally Posted by Feralvr View Post
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
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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post #15 of 28
3/20/11 at 4:01am
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.

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post #16 of 28
3/20/11 at 4:49am
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!!
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post #17 of 28
3/20/11 at 8:00am
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Originally Posted by Grogs View Post
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?

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.
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post #18 of 28
3/20/11 at 8:02am
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
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post #19 of 28
3/20/11 at 9:39am
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!
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post #20 of 28
3/20/11 at 9:59am
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.
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post #21 of 28
3/20/11 at 10:03am
It was incredible. bright as day last night.

I didn't take any pics last night, It was just too cold and windy to go out in my PJs, but I usually do.

I have some fantastic shots from the total eclipse a few years ago.
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post #22 of 28
3/20/11 at 10:04am
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Originally Posted by Grogs View Post
Here's what I got. We have broken clouds, so I had to take pictures in the gaps between them.
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Originally Posted by Momto3boys View Post
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.

Wow! Those are some great pix! You guys must have some much better cameras!
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post #23 of 28
3/20/11 at 10:06am
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I have some fantastic shots from the total eclipse a few years ago.
We want pix!

I didn't notice that the moon was incredibly brighter or bigger either last night - not anymore so than normally. Maybe it depended upon where you were viewing it from that made a difference...
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post #24 of 28
3/20/11 at 11:14am
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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.
I looked around a bit and discovered that in order to be considered a "super full moon", both the exact time of perigee (once per orbit) and the full moon have to occur within one hour of each other. Less precise alignments occur more frequently. Here's a decent article on it from NASA.

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Wow! Those are some great pix! You guys must have some much better cameras!
Thanks! I've got a Canon SX-10. It's was about $300 a couple of years ago. It's not a professional-grade camera or anything, but it's a definite step up over the little point-and-shoot pocket cameras. The two biggest problems (to me, at least) shooting the moon are exposure and focus. When left on automatic, most cameras will grossly overexpose the moon and all you'll get is a white blob with the surface features washed out. I had to increase my shutter speed from the 1/8th sec. that the camera recommended to 1/1600th to compensate. As for the focus, my camera's auto focus kept cycling around trying to get focused in on the moon, but never quite got it right.
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post #25 of 28
3/20/11 at 11:19am
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Originally Posted by Grogs View Post
I looked around a bit and discovered that in order to be considered a "super full moon", both the exact time of perigee (once per orbit) and the full moon have to occur within one hour of each other. Less precise alignments occur more frequently. Here's a decent article on it from NASA.



Thanks! I've got a Canon SX-10. It's was about $300 a couple of years ago. It's not a professional-grade camera or anything, but it's a definite step up over the little point-and-shoot pocket cameras. The two biggest problems (to me, at least) shooting the moon are exposure and focus. When left on automatic, most cameras will grossly overexpose the moon and all you'll get is a white blob with the surface features washed out. I had to increase my shutter speed from the 1/8th sec. that the camera recommended to 1/1600th to compensate. As for the focus, my camera's auto focus kept cycling around trying to get focused in on the moon, but never quite got it right.
All that camera (and moon) "talk" is way above my head. I'm lucky I was able to figure out my cyber-shot camera! But I appreciate you trying to explain it!
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post #26 of 28
3/20/11 at 1:25pm
My sister and brother in law went for a walk last night. We didn't even need flashlights because it was so bright. It didn't look any larger to me. I snapped some pictures anyway, here's one.

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post #27 of 28
3/20/11 at 4:02pm
The moon was large very bright here last night, I took some photos but they aren't too good. I'll share them with you all once I charge my camera
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post #28 of 28
3/21/11 at 3:23pm
If I had a zoom lens for my camera this shot would have turned out soo much better! It's a bit out of focus It was amazing watching the moon come up. It looked like the sun was rising. This shot was taken on 3-19-11.

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