The Things I See
Lunar Perigee - December 12, 2008
Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 13 December 2008 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
Thanks to MBX101 for tipping me off to the Perigee.
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
LOL ...we did think alike! Thanks for the extra information! Perfect shot ...1500mm wow!
13 Dec 2008 6:12am
Miss Ruthie from Glendale California, United States
Great Shot!!!!!!!!! As I Told Monique... You,Monique & Myself were Shooting The Moon........ Now all we have to do is Win the 207million Lottery!.......
13 Dec 2008 7:40am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
I didn't know what a Lunar Perigee was... thank you so much Craig. As it rose over the mountain last night, I couldn't help notice how much brighter it was, now I know why. Great shot!
13 Dec 2008 11:00am
Anne from White Rock, Canada
Absolutely wonderful shot! 1500 mm Wow! When did you get that? Sorry I've been missing for a while! Heard on our TV News that the moon would be great tonight - but alas - typical Vancouver weather - rain and no clear skies at all! I don't have anything that would capture the great detail you have here! :-)
13 Dec 2008 11:46am
Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
absolutely stunning - fantastic photo
13 Dec 2008 1:11pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
I knew you were out shooting the moon!! I tried while on the road trip but was too windy and the tripod was buried deep. Excellent image, such clarity and I can see the moon's belly-button LOL
13 Dec 2008 5:16pm
Zorilla from H, T & E, United Kingdom
Was this taken last night? It was spectacularly big and clear over England.
13 Dec 2008 6:09pm
@Zorilla: It was taken in the early morning of Dec. 12, 2008
Gary from Cochise County, United States
Geez, how did you get that wonderful detail. I feel like I'm only a couple miles above the surface. Nice work.
13 Dec 2008 11:22pm
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Congratulations : very professionnale shot.
14 Dec 2008 8:38am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Fabulous shot! What lens did you use to take such splendid shot of the Moon?
14 Dec 2008 10:29pm
@Magda: I used a 500 mm Sony with an in-camera 2X tele-converter.
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Damn that teleconverter of yours is a true treasure! Spectacular, Craig! Down right Awesome!
17 Dec 2008 4:28am
krisbrezphotography from United States
This is incredible!! I am such an astronomy nut and I LOVE how you got such a detailed image of the moon!! How'd you do it???
27 Dec 2008 1:37am
Bill from Los Altos, United States
An outstanding moon. A high bar to match. Well done.
17 Apr 2009 7:25am
Sony DSLR-A350
1/400 second
F/8.0
ISO 100
500 mm