Pembrokeshire Coast & Countryside photos
Harvest Moon v Super Moon
Harvest Moon v Super Moon = Not much difference really. whilst a bit disappointed at missing the super moon rise above the horizon the other day, I thought I'd do a comparison image of the super moon that I caught on the 12th of November two days before the actual full moon of the 14th, compared with the Harvest full Moon at sunset on the 16th of September. Using 300mm focal range for each capture.
The distance of the Harvest moon from my capture point (according to the Stellarium app) was just over 225, 000 miles. And just over 222,000 miles with the super moon 30 minutes above the horizon, although the app suggests it would've been 221,800 miles away whilst directly overhead just after midnight. The next full moon will be on the 14th of December at a distance of just over 223,000 miles,
My conclusion is a few thousand miles difference in space is a mere stones throw on Planet Earth.
Harvest Moon v Super Moon
Harvest Moon v Super Moon = Not much difference really. whilst a bit disappointed at missing the super moon rise above the horizon the other day, I thought I'd do a comparison image of the super moon that I caught on the 12th of November two days before the actual full moon of the 14th, compared with the Harvest full Moon at sunset on the 16th of September. Using 300mm focal range for each capture.
The distance of the Harvest moon from my capture point (according to the Stellarium app) was just over 225, 000 miles. And just over 222,000 miles with the super moon 30 minutes above the horizon, although the app suggests it would've been 221,800 miles away whilst directly overhead just after midnight. The next full moon will be on the 14th of December at a distance of just over 223,000 miles,
My conclusion is a few thousand miles difference in space is a mere stones throw on Planet Earth.