Red Robin
It Is What It Is
Anyone going to try for a good shot at tonights "super moon"?
pakeha
Well-known
nope, its tomorrow night 
dave lackey
Veteran
Well, Lynn caught that sucker last night...I could only admire it as I have no lens suitable for shooting the Super Moon. It was gorgeous anyway!
Thardy
Veteran
It was supposed to be at its best at moonrise, which was about 7:25 here. By the time I thought about going outside it was close to 10pm.
FrankS
Registered User
While the moon was closest to the earth in its orbit, with the distances involved, the subtended angle change doesn't make for a significant visual difference. Has anyone done the math for that?
I don't have a suitable lens either, so I just enjoyed looking at it with our clear sky last night.
I don't have a suitable lens either, so I just enjoyed looking at it with our clear sky last night.
Peter_Jones
Well-known
Cloudy skies here (as usual)
folville
Member
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said the "super moon" is to a regular full moon what a 16" pizza is to a 15" pizza.
burancap
Veteran
Had Mr. Tyson been my science teacher -I might have passed.
FrankS
Registered User
At what distance? I assume 3 or 4 feet away.
dogberryjr
[Pithy phrase]
Yeah, it was midnight by the time we got a look at it here, so all size reference was lost by then, but I hauled out the telephoto gear anyway.
Super-ish Moon 5/6/12 by dogberryjr, on Flickr
Travis L.
Registered Userino
t.s.k.
Hooked on philm
I think a frame of reference is preferred when shooting the super-moon, don't you think?
(No, I didn't shoot the moon and never have so take this with a grain of 16" pizza. )
(No, I didn't shoot the moon and never have so take this with a grain of 16" pizza.
)
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
You guys need to get yourselves a micro four thirds camera. Then when you use that old thrift store 'find' Hanimex 80-300mm lens, you've all-of-a-sudden got a 600mm lens!