After a successful concert this evening I drove home and marvelled at the size and brightness of the moon as I did so. According to NASA it’s a ‘perigee moon’, and we haven’t seen it this large in the sky since March 1993. As well as appearing larger than usual apparently it’s also 30% brighter than when the moon is at the other end of its cycle and it certainly seemed that way when I photographed it. Despite the sky being pitch black (and thankfully cloud-free) I shot this at one five-hundredth of a second and I didn’t need to use a high ISO either. I’ve had to crop this heavily as I can only muster 280mm of lens but I was just pleased the weather cooperated to let me photograph it at all!

WOW very nice well done Helen mystic1 · 2011-03-19: 19:51

Great work :) Looks really good! Kovac · 2011-03-19: 19:53

So Beautiful....!! borogovoi · 2011-03-19: 19:56

amazing ... got clouds here :( mountainflower · 2011-03-19: 20:26

Great shot Lynda · 2011-03-19: 20:34

Wonderful Job. WOW...:( we have thunderstorms here. Thank you for sharing your beautiful moon. :) karmankwarner · 2011-03-19: 21:13

A wonderful shot Helen. Glad Mother Nature cooperated for you! danrav · 2011-03-19: 21:47

WELL DONE ! josy63 · 2011-03-20: 01:32

what a great example of this Super Moon Helen! McMommy · 2011-03-20: 02:03

Wonderful Helen....I can empathise with the cropping!...looks beautiful :) cariad · 2011-03-20: 03:19

cool :) Kovac · 2011-03-20: 04:16

Wonderful take Helen!!! Ryana · 2011-03-20: 04:49

Nagyon szép! atk5339 · 2011-03-20: 08:49

a perfect take. miltonjacob · 2011-03-20: 09:49

I love it! nice moon shot Helen ;):) onlyricky · 2011-03-20: 11:00

Buena captura. fermuor · 2011-03-20: 11:56

Great work! ????? · 2011-03-20: 12:40

Beautiful! wildduck · 2011-03-20: 15:13

So the moon is not made of cheese after all??? But seriously, it's an excellent shot. Congratulations! Sundance11 · 2011-03-20: 15:16

Great image of the supermoon, Helen....very nicely captured!!! lookagain · 2011-03-20: 15:24

This is one of the best shots of the moon that I've seen on here today! An excellent shot - it certainly was a big moon (and a surprise that the weather co-operated too!) busybee36 · 2011-03-20: 15:43

Nice!!..it was a beautiful moon here also! Unfortunately, my pictures did not come out as well. Mgb527 · 2011-03-20: 20:44

Great details! Wasichseh · 2011-03-21: 15:54

pErfEct! davidcardona · 2011-03-21: 16:07

Amazing detail! hannamagnusson · 2011-03-23: 04:57

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