The Last Day of Super Full Moon May 6, 2012

  I stayed awake all night to get my images of the setting full moon,  so I thought I'd capture the sunrise as well while waiting for the final Super Moon Rise.  The evening brought clouds but the sky eventually cleared and I looked outside and there it was in vie …

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Last of the Super Full Moon May. 6, 2012

       These were shot in early morning May 6, 2012 as the  moon was saying good night to rest up for it's final appearance .  These shots were taken between 4 and 4:30 AM. I'm glad I didn't wait until 5 because it would have been too late.&nbs …

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Stargazers dazzled by 'super moon'

ninemsn readers have sent in photos of the 'super Moon' that dazzled skygazers over the weekend.The moon passed closer to the earth than at any other time of the year, making it appear substantially larger and brighter.While this narrow orbit happens annually, a full moon made th …

Supermoon Around the World

  HuffPo just put up a batch of images of the Supermoon taken around the world. A variety of settings and colors. To go to HuffPo's slide show, go HERE. It would not post as a slideshow here on NV, just the one image from it. Sorry about that.

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My Moon Images May 4, 2012

  It was cloudy early in the evening, then the sky cleared.  I got a few Images after all!  If I can ever keep the camera from shaking when I press the shoot button I will be very happy.

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Cinco de Mayo Super Moon

Tonight we are seeing a real treat in the heavens. A "Super Moon" which will be the largest and brightest of 2012. This is due to the close proximity of the moon to the earth. I hope you enjoy the picture as much as I enjoyed taking it.

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Sunday's moon to be biggest this year

The full-moon will be the closer to the Earth this Sunday night than any other night this year. The once-a-year spectacle, dubbed a "super moon", will see the moon drift 14 percent nearer to Earth than normal and shine 30 percent brighter. The moon will be closest at 1.30pm (AE …

A Waxing Gibbous Moon - 94% Full May 3, 2012

  These I shot last night (Thursday) from my patio.  The Moon is Larger and closer and was climbing fast.  I love my new Tripod. I shot only 10 images. Most are the same as these so I picked the most centered ones.  I hope you like them.  I used the nigh …

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My Moon Shots May 2, 2012

  I discovered I have a daylight and a night time setting on my camera. So this is what happened when I switched between the two.  And why some of my other night images had blue in them. I had used the daytime setting on all my shots.  I hope you like them. These  …

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Shooting the Supermoon ~~ Rottlady's Hints ~~(5-6-12 Image included)

Tomorrow is the night to capture the Supermoon and I'd like to offer some suggestions gleaned from the internet that will give you the best picture. Number one is that you really should have a tripod, but baring that, try to get somewhere that you can steady your camera such as a …

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