Posted by Buddy Scott on November 3, 2016 at 3:42 PM
I just saw a post about the Super Moon in November 13th and 14th. Any suggestions, tips or ideas on the best way to capture it?
The article said -
A record-breaking super moon will brighten the night sky later this month.
The November full moon is not only the closest full moon of 2016, NASA said, but also the closest full moon since 1948 (which is still the last time the Cleveland Indians won the World Series).
This is one you might want to watch out for: The full moon won’t come this close to Earth again until Nov. 25, 2034, NASA says.
The moon will look plenty full and bright all night on Nov. 13 and 14 as it rises in the east around sunset, climbs highest around midnight and then sets in the west at or near sunrise, EarthSky reports.
The exact moment of the full moon is the morning of Nov. 14 at 8:52 a.m. EST, (7:52 a.m. CST, 6:52 a.m. MST, and 5:52 a.m. PST), Space.com said.
The moon will reach perigee – the moon’s closest point to Earth for this month – within about 90 minutes of that time. EarthSky said.
Buddy, I've been a bit in preparation for this event myself. I've got my brother Tom on schedule for the outing as well.
Although admittedly there are too many locales on my list to take the sunrise/moon set in from at this time. If you have narrowed an area down to take this in for photo opportunities I would recommend using the TPE program to get your attack angles planned out ahead of the event.......good luck.
Posted by Buddy Scott on November 3, 2016 at 6:06 PM
I am torn from heading into downtown Washington DC and get it with the Monuments, or beside a lake.
What settings do you recommend?
I am using a Pentax K3II that has a built in astro tracker, and a built in GPS, but I've not used them enough to know how that well
Buddy, sorry I cannot help with thoughts on any digital settings . I shoot only Velvia 50 film, so all my settings come from my years of working with legacy hardware.
I'm sure others from the digital ranks might have thoughts to help with some general ideas.
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3 repliesThe article said -
A record-breaking super moon will brighten the night sky later this month.
The November full moon is not only the closest full moon of 2016, NASA said, but also the closest full moon since 1948 (which is still the last time the Cleveland Indians won the World Series).
This is one you might want to watch out for: The full moon won’t come this close to Earth again until Nov. 25, 2034, NASA says.
The moon will look plenty full and bright all night on Nov. 13 and 14 as it rises in the east around sunset, climbs highest around midnight and then sets in the west at or near sunrise, EarthSky reports.
The exact moment of the full moon is the morning of Nov. 14 at 8:52 a.m. EST, (7:52 a.m. CST, 6:52 a.m. MST, and 5:52 a.m. PST), Space.com said.
The moon will reach perigee – the moon’s closest point to Earth for this month – within about 90 minutes of that time. EarthSky said.
Although admittedly there are too many locales on my list to take the sunrise/moon set in from at this time. If you have narrowed an area down to take this in for photo opportunities I would recommend using the TPE program to get your attack angles planned out ahead of the event.......good luck.
What settings do you recommend?
I am using a Pentax K3II that has a built in astro tracker, and a built in GPS, but I've not used them enough to know how that well
I'm sure others from the digital ranks might have thoughts to help with some general ideas.