Supermoon

[canarybird]

August 9th was a perfectly clear night and the supermoon shone brightly.

Here's a photo taken in my back garden just after 9 pm.

http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Other/Weather-II-TNF-North/i-PcJMvMd/0/L/DSCF0385-L.jpg

Remember to watch the northeast sky tomorrow night (Tuesday Aug. 12) for the peak night of the Perseids meteorite shower which happens every year around this date.

[Malteser Monkey]

August 9th was a perfectly clear night and the supermoon shone brightly.

Here's a photo taken in my back garden just after 9 pm.

Remember to watch the northeast sky tomorrow night (Tuesday Aug. 12) for the peak night of the Perseids meteorite shower which happens every year around this date.

how crystal clear that is CB

I take it we in the UK will be able to see the shower ?

[LUCKY]

August 9th was a perfectly clear night and the supermoon shone brightly.

Here's a photo taken in my back garden just after 9 pm.

http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Other/Weather-II-TNF-North/i-PcJMvMd/0/L/DSCF0385-L.jpg

Remember to watch the northeast sky tomorrow night (Tuesday Aug. 12) for the peak night of the Perseids meteorite shower which happens every year around this date.

Wonderfull photo as usual. Thank you , it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.:flatcap:

[Tshirt]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/10/supermoon-perseids-meteor-shower-star-perigee-comet

[Malteser Monkey]

Wonderfull photo as usual. Thank you , it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.:flatcap:

What just one ? Is it a thick one

[canarybird]

Yes MM.....the meteorite shower will be seen worldwide. You may see some of it tonight as well. Tomorrow is supposed to be the night when you see more of them per minute, but of course it depends on how clear is your sky.

If you have a cloudless sky, try to get a viewing spot away from light pollution.

The darker the better and when your eyes become accustomed to the darkness, after 10 or 15 minutes, you should see some action.

It helps if you lie back on a lounge chair or a mattress on the ground!

Read about it here. (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/10/supermoon-perseids-meteor-shower-star-perigee-comet)

Where and how to view the meteorite shower. (http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/perseid.html)

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T-shirt....didn't catch that you posted the same link ahead of me, lol!

[Medman]

What just one ? Is it a thick one

Aye, tae match his heid ... :lol:

[canarybird]

Another view from this morning, August 12, just after 7 am. You see the Tycho crater is now on the left side.

http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Other/Weather-II-TNF-North/i-dsRdnVg/0/L/DSCF0438%20X-L.jpg

[martincrabb99]

Another view from this morning, August 12, just after 7 am. You see the Tycho crater is now on the left side.

http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Other/Weather-II-TNF-North/i-dsRdnVg/0/L/DSCF0438%20X-L.jpg

Dear Canary Bird, thank you for sharing your stunning photographs, I am impressed!

[Megaloo]

Thanks once again for your wonderful photos

[Malteser Monkey]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2014/sep/09/the-last-supermoon-in-pictures

lovely pics here from last night

[kingbaker]

This is a city in China where a friend lives!!

Supermoon above Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
Supermoon above Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Photograph: HAP/Quirky China News/Rex

Sorry I couldnt get a piccie to copy and paste from the prev post.

[Addick]

Stunning photos Canarybird:bowdown:

Seeing MMs thread about the moon I too took some photos on Sunday night...

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w61/Addick1/P1080204_zps3e0d7e66.jpg (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/Addick1/media/P1080204_zps3e0d7e66.jpg.html)

I might just concede that yours are a little bit better than mine, Canarybird:o I even went online to see what settings I should try changing on my camera but still couldn't get any detail so I settled back in my chair and just admired the moon 'live' with a pint instead :)

[canarybird]

A good way to watch the moon Addick. I know I'm always interested in camera settings when I see something I like.

I've photographed supermoons using the (M) Manual camera setting, f/11, 1/125s, spot metering and ISO of 100.
Using that setting and a long zoom last night the results were much like the others I've posted.

http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Other/Weather-II-TNF-North/i-tgSZwCX/0/S/DSCF0489-S.jpg

Another couple from last night, just to see how they turned out - camera still set to Manual:
This one at f/5.6, 1/38s, metering mode average, ISO 400. Long zoom.

http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Other/Weather-II-TNF-North/i-Z7DrpxR/0/S/DSCF0471-S.jpg

And also last night:
f/11, 1/125s, metering mode average, ISO 200, in these cases the focus was on the branches.

http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Other/Weather-II-TNF-North/i-mJw9ZFf/0/S/DSCF0481-S.jpg

August 9, 2014 my supermoon camera setting was set at f/7.1, 1/250s, multi segment metering, ISO 100.
In all cases I've cropped, resized and adjusted the final photos.

I'd suggest you try any of the above settings and see how you get on, keeping a note of the ones that work for you.

[Addick]

Thanks for the suggested settings, although I didn't get much of a chance to play with them last night due to the intermittent cloud and position of the moon in the early night, I did get something a bit better than my usual 'white spot'...

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w61/Addick1/P1080216v2_zps514af01b.jpg (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/Addick1/media/P1080216v2_zps514af01b.jpg.html)

I'm sure I can do better with a few more adjustments and a firmer footing for my tripod - had to balance it on a box on a box to see the moon above the rooftops and trees. I did somehow manage to find an elephant lurking in the lilac though! Didn't even spot the 'silhouette' at the time of taking it. Who knew that Nellie lived in Kent :)

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w61/Addick1/P1080212v2_zps674d6296.jpg (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/Addick1/media/P1080212v2_zps674d6296.jpg.html)

[Malteser Monkey]

Last night around 5ish the moon was Massive and really yellow - sadly by the time I got home it was behind our mountains hiding.

Get your cameras ready tonight (is it's clear)
canarybird - if you Mrs will you have little look !!

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/10/26/star-gazers-set-for-final-supermoon-2015.html

Tshirt

[canarybird]

Wasn't aware of this one last night. Will have a look tonight to see if it's still worth trying to get another supermoon pic. :)

[Malteser Monkey]

Wasn't aware of this one last night. Will have a look tonight to see if it's still worth trying to get another supermoon pic. :)

Lovely thank you dear - - you are the foto genio:D

[Malteser Monkey]

Well wasn't able to see anything last night rubbish weather