Super Moon
CHEERS Vic.
It was like daylight through the window.
It was like that on Sunday night for us, but last night the cloud was so thick there was never even a glimpse of it.
If it had been visible I would have tried some moon lit landscapes on the way back from camera club. IMO that's where a 'supermoon' works best.
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One thing I find odd is that we're told the moon is gradually getting further away from the earth, yet here it is closer than it has been for many decades.
That's simple.
The moon is on average moving away by about 3cm a year IIRC. Orbital eccentricity is a MUCH greater amount varying the distance by thousands of kilometers between closest & furthest point s on the orbit.
The gradual drift outwards only becomes significant over very long timescales - cameras will no doubt evolve considerably before it adds up to a whole meter
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3rd Party: Bigmos (Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM),2* 28mm, 100mm macro, 28-200 zoom, 35-80 zoom, 80-200 zoom, 80-210 zoom, 300mm M42, 600 mirror, 1000-4000 scope, 50mm M42, enlarger lenses, Sony & micro 4/3 cameras with various PK mounts, Zenit E...
Far to many tele-converters, adapters, project parts & extension tubes etc.
.[size=11:].Flickr• WPF• Panoramio
The gradual drift outwards only becomes significant over very long timescales - cameras will no doubt evolve considerably before it adds up to a whole meter
That has crossed my mind but one hears 'scientists' on the radio and TV saying it is a definite amount each year with statements such as, "The result is that the Moon is being pushed away from Earth by 1.6 inches (4 centimetres) per year and our planet's rotation is slowing."
No mention of elliptical orbits ! However, if the basis for that is correct, the metre you suggest is only two decades away. I wonder how much cameras will evolve in that timescale.
Interesting quote here: http://www.universetoday.com/112450/why-is-the-moon-leaving-us/
"The moon is moving away because it is sick of the blue & green colors of Earth."
Very easy to cheat on this one! ...... Just put a 2X TC on your lens and photograph a normal moon I call it a Beaver Moon
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Or just crop the photo tighter.
There was no sign of a moon or it's light here. In fact it is so dark here today I do wonder if the sun is sulking at the moon getting all the attention and stayed in bed.
There are some wonderful photos of the moon, good and bad on the guardian website today, ans some from yesterday too.
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