I made a last minute decision to go watch and photograph the Super Blue Moon last night. Surprised to see all the traffic up around Pineridge and Horsetooth as people showed up to watch the moonrise. I was aware of how disinterested I was in witnessing this event. I was more interested in photographing it, yet only took six images then made my way home. Shot at 300mm, 1/10th second, f5.6 and iso of 400. In case you don’t know the Super Blue Moon is the convergence of three lunar occurrences – a full Moon, a Supermoon, and a blue Moon. A blue Moon is the term used for when we see the full Moon twice in a month. This is not the best image but considering the moon is over 222,000 miles away and orbiting at 2,228 miles per hour it’s okay for my standards.
4 Comments
Tom Dills
We had too much cloud cover from the passing hurricane to make any reasonable attempt, so I’ll be glad to have yours as a substitute!
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Tom. I wondered what it would be like on the eastcoast.
Faye White
Looks good to me! Good for you, getting out there to get the shot. 😀
Monte Stevens
Not sure why I didn’t want to go. I think it may be because the moon is one of my most difficult subjects to photograph. Hope you have a wonderful day!