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05-05-2012
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Tonight's super Moon
Anyone going to try for a good shot at tonights "super moon"?
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nope, its tomorrow night  |
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05-06-2012
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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! |
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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.
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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.
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Cloudy skies here (as usual) 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankS
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.
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said the "super moon" is to a regular full moon what a 16" pizza is to a 15" pizza. |
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05-06-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by folville
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said the "super moon" is to a regular full moon what a 16" pizza is to a 15" pizza.
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Had Mr. Tyson been my science teacher -I might have passed. |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by folville
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said the "super moon" is to a regular full moon what a 16" pizza is to a 15" pizza.
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At what distance? I assume 3 or 4 feet away.
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05-06-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thardy
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.
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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
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dogberryjr
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.
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Same here.
Heavy crop from my Nikon D700 and 300mm G lens
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05-06-2012
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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. )
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05-06-2012
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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! :-)
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