According to NASA, this Friday's (December 12, 2009) full moon is going to be the biggest of the year. Now you have 3 days to scout the perfect location to capture it!
The weatherman is calling for variable cloudiness and 20% POP. I like the sound of that, as some cloud will give some nice interest to the sky, especially if the setting sun casts a nice hue on them.
With the moon nearest the horizon in the east for sunset I'll have to figure out a suitably scenic spot.... hmmm.
hopefully we'll get relief from the grey winters here in Michigan so I've got a chance of catching it!
SNORK!!!!!!!!!
Don't I wish. It's even gloomier on this side of the state.
I know ... the whole Midwest area is usually cloud covered this time of year ... I'll be crossing my fingers that we'll get a window of opportunity from say, 11pm til 1 am Friday night!!
WEEKEND METEORS: Earth is entering a stream of debris from extinct comet 3200 Phaethon, and this is causing the annual Geminid meteor shower. The shower is expected to peak on Dec. 13th and 14th. Normally, as many as 100 meteors per hour shoot out of the constellation Gemini, but this year a bright Moon will interfere with the display, reducing hourly counts to only 20 or so. That's could still be a nice show. For best results, watch the sky from 10 pm local time on Saturday night (Dec 13th) until dawn on Sunday morning (Dec. 14th).
BIGGEST FULL MOON OF THE YEAR: The Moon that's causing trouble for the Geminid display happens to be biggest full Moon of 2008, as much as 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser Moons we've seen earlier this year. An astronomer would say this is a "perigee Moon" because it occurs at perigee, the side of the Moon's elliptical orbit closest to Earth. Go outside tonight and take a look. The meteor rate may be low, but the lunar beauty index is off the charts.
Check //spaceweather.com for updates and more information.
i took my moon shot last night since we are about to get a blizzard. its supposed to last all weekend, the high for tomorrow is `1 F. its going to be a very inside-by-the-fireplace weekend
this is very interesting...I live where the sun will set 2 mins before the moon rises, and it will also be cloudless but hazy which might make for some interesting colors. hmmmmm *strokes imaginary gotee*
Weather is perfect here. I guess that I should go get a shot of it, but it would look exactly like my other full moon shots. I did get it rising earlier this evening.
I spotted it when I drove over the local river, so I pulled off and ran back up the bridge with a camera and monopod.
