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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,636 posts)
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:21 PM Jan 2018

Here's tonight's super moon...

There's a light layer of clouds which reduces the moonlight. Earlier, the clouds had been quite a lot thicker and I'd thought I wouldn't be able to get anything.

I just stepped outside a few minutes ago, and was surprised by what I saw.

Hope you enjoy!



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Here's tonight's super moon... (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 OP
Oh noes the moon wants to eat me shenmue Jan 2018 #1
Nom nom nom...are you tasty? CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #4
Yes I is shenmue Jan 2018 #7
Great response! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #8
Squee shenmue Jan 2018 #9
Awesome! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #2
Thank you, my dear Ohiogal! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #5
Beautiful 🌕 MLAA Jan 2018 #3
Thank you, my dear MLAA! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #6
Thank you for the MontanaMama Jan 2018 #10
I've become a lot more aware of the moon's comings and goings since I started taking photos. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #14
Keep them coming, please! MontanaMama Jan 2018 #16
Gorgeous! FirstLight Jan 2018 #11
Thank you, my dear FirstLight! Glad you enjoyed it. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #15
My family and I are visiting in North Georgia, staying in a log house on a mountain top. Grammy23 Jan 2018 #12
It is so cold, I didnt go outside. rusty quoin Jan 2018 #13
Wow! Amazing. Duppers Jan 2018 #17

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
10. Thank you for the
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 01:08 AM
Jan 2018

Super Moon reminder!!! And, the gorgeous photo. I kept wondering why it seemed so bright outside out of the corner of my blinds! Duh. Mama needs to get with the program apparently...

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,636 posts)
14. I've become a lot more aware of the moon's comings and goings since I started taking photos.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 01:54 AM
Jan 2018

It works a lot better when the moon is visible, lol!

Glad you enjoyed my photo, MontanaMama!

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
16. Keep them coming, please!
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:52 AM
Jan 2018

While I live in Big Sky Country and our sky is indeed big...our valley is surrounded by mountains so we don't often get to see the moon at the horizon where it can appear to be so massive. We rely on you shutterbugs to show us what's what!!

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
12. My family and I are visiting in North Georgia, staying in a log house on a mountain top.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 01:45 AM
Jan 2018

It is very cold with wind chill dipping to -7 or lower tonight. My husband woke up this morning (New Year’s Day) at 6:40 to catch sight of the moon shining in the window. He grabbed
my camera and raced out on the deck in sub-freezing weather to snap some pictures. He woke me up to see the moon as it was setting. It was a large, orange-red ball dominating the sky. Just gorgeous and so unusual. I’ve seen Harvest Moons but this one was different. The color was stunning. Sorry I can’t post a picture as it is on my camera with no way to upload pictures.

Did anyone else in this vinicinty happen to see the orange/red moon? We talked about it several times today and other family members were thinking of getting up early tomorrow in hopes of seeing it.

Duppers

(28,125 posts)
17. Wow! Amazing.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 03:57 PM
Jan 2018

Thank you so much for sharing, Peggy. My eyes are playing tricks on me because after staring for awhile, your moon almost seems to be moving closer. . Well, I did enlarge it a bit.

Last night around midnight I took our Lab for a short walk without a flashlight; everything was so bright and clear...and cold here. I wished I had had a good camera because I wanted to capture that beautiful moon and it's glow on the icy edges of the York River. It was a stunning, surreal scene. Wish you had been here with your camera.

I love full moons and your pics especially.



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