Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Look Up, Waaaay Up!


Supermoon
Originally uploaded by *Bundy*
It's a bird. It's a plane. No...it's Supermoon!

That's right, for those who were lucky enough to have clear skies, we were treated to an awfully large glowing site this past Saturday evening.

On the night of May 5, 2012 a Super Moon appeared in the night sky and I felt compelled to at least get a shot of it, although I wasn't overly happy with my images from the evening. To be honest, the moon isn't my favourite subject to photograph. But with all the hype, I had to get something.

I grabbed my gear and headed to the highest point in the city and once the moon cleared the clouds and it was dark enough I managed to get a couple of shots.

Supermoons occur when the moon's closest approach to the Earth — known as perigee — coincides with a full moon. The moon has an elliptical orbit with one side about 50,000 kilometres closer than the other.

And now you know.

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