Moon_Tranquillity Base_1443_2
This is a re-post of the Super Moon from 14 November, 2016. Considering it is the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing I didn't think you would mind a re-post. I have circled the Tranquillity Base landing site in red, just in case you didn't pick it up :-)
Quite a lot of items are still there, including several Hasselblad E500 camera bodies - they detached the film packs - the bodies were thought too heavy to bring back. Talk about living on the edge. A truly amazing achievement by all concerned. I remember going outside on the night they landed and looking up at the Moon and being totally spellbound by the thought that people were actually standing up there on that Moon as I watched. I did take a photo at the time I seem to remember but haven't been able to find it, yet. It would not be as clear as this one though, but it would have captured the actual moment, so might be worth finding.
Notes from 16 November, 2016: This evening, we will see the largest “superman” to occur in roughly 70 years. It will be the only one of this magnitude that we will see until 2034 - some 14% bigger than usual and 30% brighter.
Found a sheltered spot outside our house where there wasn't too much streetlight glare and gave it a shot. Reasonably happy with the result. Oh, by the way, if my super moon looks upside-down to you, that's because we are all upside-down here in Australia, hanging by our feet and giving thanks to gravity.
Used an old 400 mm lens from my 35mm film days, 640 mm (digital equivalent) telephoto (manual) ƒ11 at 1/125 and ISO200 with tripod mount and Canon 80D attached in Manual Mode.
Super Moon, 14 November, 2016 , Adelaide, South Australia
Moon_Tranquillity Base_1443_2
This is a re-post of the Super Moon from 14 November, 2016. Considering it is the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing I didn't think you would mind a re-post. I have circled the Tranquillity Base landing site in red, just in case you didn't pick it up :-)
Quite a lot of items are still there, including several Hasselblad E500 camera bodies - they detached the film packs - the bodies were thought too heavy to bring back. Talk about living on the edge. A truly amazing achievement by all concerned. I remember going outside on the night they landed and looking up at the Moon and being totally spellbound by the thought that people were actually standing up there on that Moon as I watched. I did take a photo at the time I seem to remember but haven't been able to find it, yet. It would not be as clear as this one though, but it would have captured the actual moment, so might be worth finding.
Notes from 16 November, 2016: This evening, we will see the largest “superman” to occur in roughly 70 years. It will be the only one of this magnitude that we will see until 2034 - some 14% bigger than usual and 30% brighter.
Found a sheltered spot outside our house where there wasn't too much streetlight glare and gave it a shot. Reasonably happy with the result. Oh, by the way, if my super moon looks upside-down to you, that's because we are all upside-down here in Australia, hanging by our feet and giving thanks to gravity.
Used an old 400 mm lens from my 35mm film days, 640 mm (digital equivalent) telephoto (manual) ƒ11 at 1/125 and ISO200 with tripod mount and Canon 80D attached in Manual Mode.
Super Moon, 14 November, 2016 , Adelaide, South Australia