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Looking at the weather forcast for North Wales, for tonight, its reads There will be gaps in the cloud for the Supermoon to shine through.
Has anyone else heard of the Supermoon.:thinking:
 
Apparently we've had about 6 'supermoon's' already this year............ It's a bit of a media thing............
Next month's supermoon is apparently going to be even more 'super' and will be the most super for the next 18 years.........
Visually it may not look any different, because you don't have an 'unsuper' moon handy to compare it against
 
Actually, if you're lucky enough to see one early evening, low but clear of the horizon, it does look pretty super.
 
I'm hoping I remember to shoot the Moon this evening so I can compare it in size to a "normal" full Moon and next month's even superer Moon. Looking at TPE, I reckon I can get it through the gap at the side of an open window upstairs (which'll be warmer than heading up the hill!)
 
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Shirleyr said:
Where will it be, which direction.
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It basically follows the sun, rising in the East and settingt in the west, but due to the earths rotation etc, that varies slightly.
As its going to be big, I doubt your'll miss it, unless cloudy of course.

edit too slow Noddy beat me to it.
 
Shirleyr said:
Where will it be, which direction.
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Rises in the east, sets in the west, just like the Sun. Well, a little north or south of east/west depending on the time of year. North in the summer, south in the winter.
It rises pretty much due east tonight. Just look for the big white.................Sorry, couldn't resist :coat:
 
Cobra said:
unless cloudy of course.
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Git! I have a nasty feeling that the big bank of cloud gathering to the South is going to beat the Moonrise by minutes!

Mr Quickie, that's me!!!
 
Nod said:
I have a nasty feeling that the big bank of cloud gathering to the South is going to beat the Moonrise by minutes!
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Looking good so far here :)

Nod said:
Mr Quickie, that's me!!!
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Funnily enough, Mrs N was saying that just the other day. :D
 
10 minutes until Moonrise here and the cloud's rolling in. Was going to give the Moon the X-T2's virginity as well!
 
Nod said:
10 minutes until Moonrise here and the cloud's rolling in. Was going to give the Moon the X-T2's virginity as well!
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Still clear here, but its not made it over the houses yet.
 
Clouds in the East are glowing well and it's relatively clear to the West. No real colour in the Sunset and no Moon view! Maybe it'll be a clear morning and I'll catch it before it sets... Weather app suggests "Mostly Clear" but who knows?
 
Cobra said:
Still clear here, but its not made it over the houses yet.
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Here either.
Though there is a socking great tree in the way. :mad:
 
Nod said:
Clouds in the East are glowing well
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There's a strong glow to the East here now too, It'll take awhile to clear the roof tops and then move West avoiding the damned tree, I reckon about half an hour yet ...

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viv1969 said:
Though there is a socking great tree in the way. :mad:
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LOL snap!
 
Managed a quick sighting but being stood on a foam mattress with an 800mm on a crop body has made OIS work hard! Got to go out now but will post the result at some point (if it's not too bad! Got contacts in at the moment so can't see the rear screen properly to check...) Might have cleared up a bit later so will have another try when I get home.
 
And its up between the trees, doesn't look very "super" to me though :(
Gutted of MK :(
 
Looks less super than anticipated. :(
 
The 'supermoon' doesn't look that super because looking 14% bigger (the figure from the Telegraph article above) doesn't really mean very much.

For example, suppose we have a circle of 100mm in diameter. A circle 14% larger than this has a diamenter of a bit under 107mm, so hardly noticeable at all.

Dave
 
Doesn't that depend on what the 14% refers too?

Diameter, radius, circumference, area?
 
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Tringa said:
For example, suppose we have a circle of 100mm in diameter. A circle 14% larger than this has a diamenter of a bit under 107mm, so hardly noticeable at all.
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True enough, but the diameter of the moon is 3,474 km 14% of that is .... errrr hang on, gonna need to take my shoes and socks off for that one ...
Got it 486.36Km . = 3960.36Km :D

nickEnackEnoo said:
seen it bigger :whistle:
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Ah it was you stood behind me in the gents the other day then :D
 
Tringa said:
The 'supermoon' doesn't look that super because looking 14% bigger (the figure from the Telegraph article above) doesn't really mean very much.

For example, suppose we have a circle of 100mm in diameter. A circle 14% larger than this has a diamenter of a bit under 107mm, so hardly noticeable at all.

Dave
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Maths aside, low above the horizon, optical illusion can make it look a great deal larger. :-)
 
viv1969 said:
low above the horizon, optical illusion can make it look a great deal larger.
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I'll spend more time low on the horizon, now I know that :thumbs:

:D
 
Was just having dinner when my wife looked over my shoulder and exclaimed at the moon rising over the houses, it's a beaut! Naturally I downed tools and ran upstairs to grab the camera (taking my wine with me!).

Mild crop of 800mm FFE
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simon ess said:
Doesn't that depend on what the 14% refers too?

Diameter, radius, circumference, area?
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Good point which made me look at the numbers in the Telegraph article again. I had, incorrectly, assumed the 14% referred to the area. However, if a supermoon is about 30% brighter then the apparent area of the supermoon must be 30% larger and the 14% figure refers to the diameter. Difficult to say if that is or is not noticeable.

Being low on the horizon will create the optical illusion of a larger moon, but that happens with any moon low to the horizon. Perhaps because the 'supermoon' gets mentioned in the press more people look at it as it is rising than an 'ordinary' moon.

I've seen a few 'supermoons' and I'm never too sure if it does look much larger or I think it looks larger because I've been told it does and unfortunately, as mentioned above, we don't have anything to compared it with.

Still, if the conditions are right, always good to look at.

Dave
 
Taken just now, with my little Canon 520 hs at full stretch, equivalent to around 1200 mm or something ridiculous.
Not the best in the world I'm sure but that little camera never ceases to amaze me.

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Just got home and the clouds had parted for a moment or 10 so I managed a few snaps with the X-T2 rig and the P900. While the Yanks say there's no substitute for inches, I'm not sure the EFL that the P900 offers (2000mm) is any improvement over the X-T2 rig's 1200 - you judge!

This was my earlier problem - glimpses through the cloud. Managed one in focus - not bad for AF through f/11 (suck on that, Canon users!!!) Quick resize and sharpen in PSE, otherwise SOOC. 800mm, ISO 25,600, 1/850th s, f/5.6 (reported but on a 2x converter so f/11) Pretty close to the colour I saw.
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A bit later. Same PP. ISO 200, 1/180th s, f/5.6 (f/11) Again, the colour I see.
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And the P900's effort. EFL 2000mm, ISO 800, 1/640th, f/6.5. Impressive reach but... Exactly the same PP as the others but this tur*'s beyond polishing! (Luckily, the thing performs significantly better at shorter FLs and in better light!)
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Nod said:
not bad for AF through f/11 (suck on that, Canon users!!!)
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I did :p
F/6 1/320 iso 250 hand held at around 1200mm all for just over £200 :p

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I knew I should have stuck DSLR in there!

Had a quick play with levels sliders in PSE and square cropped the middle one from above.
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Still prefer other phases for photographic purposes!
 
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