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Full Buck Super Moon + Cocoa Beach Fireworks = magical
I needed to be at Cape Canaveral Hospital, a most improbably-located hospital, right along a causeway spanning the Banana River. It looked like the Cocoa Beach fireworks display might align with the Full Buck Super Moon from the Causeway, but I genuinely thought the fireworks might be done by the time the Moon was high enough.
My visit to the hospital was complete with time to spare, and I set up my shot. By the time the Moon was visible on the horizon (~9:10 pm), the pyrotechnics hadn't begun. I soon realized I shouldn't have been worried that the Moon would show up late; instead, the fireworks didn't start until after 9:20 pm, so the Moon was surprisingly high and far to the right of the fireworks.
I shot some wide shots and then moved east, joining John Kraus in a rocky notch in the trees nearly direct across the Causeway from Cape Canaveral Hospital. That was where we found great alignment between the Moon and the fireworks. (His shot is super cool; go check it out at John Kraus Photos)
At first, I didn't really like this shot, it felt too chaotic, and the Moon was hardly visible behind the fireworks. And I definitely wasn't thinking about it in Astronomy Photo of the Day ("APOD") terms until someone commented (I don't recall who, sorry) that it looked like a wide-field shot from the James Webb Space Telescope. So I sent it to the APOD team, and here it is, the APOD for July 6, 2023.
I'm humbled to see it awarded that distinction, as it's a reasonably uncomplicated shot (single exposure, ISO800, 1/80-sec at f7.1 at 300mm). And I'm delighted to have John along for this, as his outstanding shot of the Perseverance launch (one of his many APOD-winners) is linked in the caption in reference to the Space Coast.
TL; DR: Fireworks and the Full Moon = APOD.
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Fireworks vs Supermoon (APOD: 2023 Jul 06)
Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley
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Explanation: On July 4, an almost Full Moon rose in planet Earth's evening skies. Also known as a Buck Moon, the full lunar phase (full on July 3 at 11:39 UTC) was near perigee, the closest point in the Moon's almost monthly orbit around planet Earth. That qualified this July's Full Moon as a supermoon, the first of four supermoons in 2023. Seen from Cocoa Beach along Florida's Space Coast on July 4, any big, bright, beautiful Full Moon would still have to compete for attention though. July's super-moonrise was captured here against a super-colorful fireworks display.
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Groynes :
are man-made structures that are built perpendicular to the shoreline of a coast or river. They are designed to limit erosion by disrupting the natural flow of water and preventing sediment from moving away from the area. Groynes are usually made out of wood, concrete, or stone.
NS 14Z charges north on the NS H line north of Roanoke as it makes it push toward Shenandoah Yard as it passes through Raphine Virginia’s own Mount Joy Rd
...it has character.
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Launch of the Antares rocket from Virginia last night. The capsule will rendezvous with the space station on Aug 4, bringing supplies for the astronauts.
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