Super Blue Moon

Tonight's super blue moon seen from Dorset.

K-5ii + DA50-200 ED WR at 200mm. Processed in PSE and heavily cropped.

Uploaded31/01/2018 - 20:49

CategoryPhoto Journalism

Shutter Speed1/180

Aperturef/9.5

LensN/A

ISO100

Focal Length160mm

Unique Views / Likes30/3

60 posts
9 years
All the best,
hocusfocus

Posted 31/01/2018 - 21:38 Link

Nice capture. By the way, doesn’t it look like an upside down orange? Notice the recess at the bottom where the “stem” was removed.

261 posts
11 years
Every day's a holiday!

Posted 01/02/2018 - 17:44 Link

Thanks go4IT. The orange analogy is a well documented phenomenon and I'm sure that a serious stargazer could give the recess a name.

Regards,
Mike

Every day's a holiday!

493 posts
11 years
Devon

Posted 02/02/2018 - 22:41 Link

That would be the crater Tycho, see here:

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Cheers
Mike

261 posts
11 years
Every day's a holiday!

Posted 03/02/2018 - 15:46 Link

Thanks, Mike. I knew that someone would know.

Regards,
Mike

Every day's a holiday!

5 posts
8 years
Turin - Italy

Posted 14/07/2018 - 17:11 Link

Excellent capture, liked.

Toni

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