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Super moon

The Moon's orbit around Earth is not a perfect circle but elliptical, with one side closer to Earth than the other side. The Moon's phase and the date of its approach to its perigee or apogee are not synced. When a Full Moon or New Moon occurs close to the Moon's perigee, it is known as a Supermoon. On the other hand, when a Full Moon or New Moon occurs close to the Moon's apogee, it is known as a Micromoon. The Full Moon on December is considered as a Super Moon as it is very close to the Earth. In the Planit for Photographers app, you can easily find out when is the perigee using the calendar feature. last night, we created a plan so that the Super Moon will rise just behind the church of The Immaculata in the University of San Diego. This shot was from a single picture, taken by Canon 5D Mark IV with a Canon 500mm lens with x2 extender.

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Uploaded on December 4, 2017
Taken on December 3, 2017