the day before the Super Moon . . .

[earthmother45]

My first attempt taking a shot of the Super Moon on a tripod and with manual settings. I took this at 5:54 p.m. from our back yard as the moon was quickly rising over the trees. My settings were: 1/200, ISO 250 and f-9. Taken with a D7000 at 400 mm. I fiddled around with the camera and settings this afternoon thinking this was the Super Moon Day,

Comments

[egg_shell]

Wow! Nice job! One of the best moon photos I've seen.

[earthmother45]

Thanks, Mary Lou.
I tried my best, but I think I might be able to improve it. If I find my little remote, see if it still works, and learn how to use it I might be able to make it sharper. I know there was camera movement when I depressed the shutter.

[gurdonark]

Super! I hope Gen. 2 is even more fun.

[earthmother45]

Thanks!
Today we are getting a little rain and the skies are very overcast. Soon after the moon rose last night, the clouds started covering it. So we shall see . . .

[auntconi]

Looks great! Awaiting the next view! 🌝

[earthmother45]

Thanks, Connie!
Lots of thick cloud cover today and a little bit of rain, so we shall see what tonight brings.

[joebanks]

Super shot!

[earthmother45]

My super thanks, Joe!

[kabuldur]

Very lovely photo, very nice focus.

I hope you get some good ones tomorrow night, too!

Is this the Harvest Moon?

[earthmother45]

Thanks, Beth! I think I could improve the clarity if I use the remote shutter so I don't even have to touch the camera. It is pretty overcast today and even a little bit of rain here and there, so if it clears by sundown, I'll try again.

I don't know if this is ALSO called a Harvest Moon. Here is a link explaining all about the Super Moon. http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html

Tonight is the first time it has appeared this close to the earth since 1948! As it comes up over the horizon, it is huge, and then gets smaller as it rises. But it is so bright!

[kabuldur]

I think photos of the moon that are not too sharp are nicer :)

Did it cloud up too much and you were not able to get any more photos of it?

Here the moon was yellow due to bush fires, but still bright enough to make the leaves sparkle!

I knew it was the closest it's been since 1948 :)

I looked it up, and the Harvest Moon is the one closest to the autumnal equinox, usually in September, sometimes in early October. It rises near sunset, so makes the most time to harvest crops. This year it was on Friday, September 16 and coincided with a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. This is the page I found it on: http://www.almanac.com/content/what-harvest-moon