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Posted by deyana on May 5, 2012, 5:21pm

I SO want to see the Super-moon tonight. But it's so cloudy today here (damn)

I'll look out for it tonight though.

Not taken by me of course but I couldn't help but be in awe of these ones taken in past years of the Super-moon:

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In this photo from March 19, 2011, people stand beside St. Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor hill in England,

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(It almost makes you wonder if the photos weren't touched up in some way. Or maybe they were just taken at just the right angle?)

Posted by kerouac2 on May 5, 2012, 5:41pm

I do not expect to see the moon tonight as rain pounds on my roof.

Posted by mich64 on May 5, 2012, 11:46pm

We have plans of sitting out on the deck tonight, having some drinks, watching the moons glow pass over the lake. We have clear skies...

Posted by deyana on May 6, 2012, 6:25pm

How did it go, mich? Did you get a good look at the moon last night?

Surprisingly the clouds moved away somewhat last night and I managed to get a couple of photos of the Super-moon, with my old camera:

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The moon was very bright last night, but didn't seem any bigger than any other full moon that I've seen really..

Posted by kerouac2 on May 6, 2012, 6:41pm

You're lucky to have seen the moon, deyana. It rained all night non stop last night in Paris, until at least 6am.

Posted by mich64 on May 6, 2012, 7:50pm

I was able to see the Super moon but through some cloud cover. It was so clear all day but I guess the cooler temperatures brought in some clouds for the evening. I will try to post some photos later once I get them loaded.

When the clouds did break it was certainly more brilliant than most full moons but I would not say it looked larger. I was disappointed because it did not have the opportunity to light up the night because of the cloud cover.

It is always one of our favorite nights of a summer when we have a clear night driving the boat back from an evening with friends down the lake and the moon lights up the whole lake guiding us home.

Sorry it rained for you Kerouac, and Deyana I am glad you got to see it, especially since it was unexpected that you would.

Cheers

Posted by lola on May 9, 2012, 1:45pm

That big old moon was nice and clear for us. Emergency room workers and others who deal with people in crisis swear that full moons make for a wilder and crazier night at work. I work in a similar field, and tend to be skeptical. But Friday night, Super Moon Eve, was especially wackily unhinged for us. Luckily I had the weekend off.

The big celestial sight for us the past couple of months has been Venus as an evening (and according to my OB/GYN MD friend, a morning) star. It's been crazy bright. Six weeks or so ago, the moon, Jupiter and Venus aligned dramatically over the western horizon.

Posted by htmb on Oct 1, 2012, 1:44pm

This is a repost, since I had originally placed it in the wrong thread.

Posted by casimira on Oct 2, 2012, 12:14am

Great pic htmb!!
It was brite indeed!!!
After several overcast days and nites it finally cleared last nite in time to see the Harvest moon rise and went to sleep with it shining on my pillow!!
I took a few pics but haven't loaded them yet.

Posted by htmb on Oct 2, 2012, 12:42am

Thanks, casimira. Yes, it was a beautiful sight! And now that we've had a harest moon, I'm ready for some cooler weather.

Posted by lugg on Oct 3, 2012, 8:10am

Great shot htmb. Looking forward to seeing yours Casi.

I have tried many times to photo the moon but never been satisfied with the results. ~~Any tips?~~

I will ask that elsewhere

Posted by kerouac2 on Dec 1, 2012, 10:28pm

So, Saturn is playing Pac Man?

Posted by kerouac2 on Dec 5, 2012, 7:18pm

Your tax dollars at work: Nuking the moon

Posted by kerouac2 on Dec 20, 2012, 5:17am