Tomorrow night, there will be a perigee moon, which is what they call the moon when it is exceptionally close to the earth. It is unusual, with the last one being 18 years ago, and the next one won't be until 2029. The moon is 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a "normal" full moon. Hey, let's celebrate these things--some say this is a harbinger of the end of the world. It's been a rough week in the world, with Japan and the Mideast and even the Midwest, but let's hope that we have a few more days.
For those who keep track, this was shot handheld with a 300mm lens (with an effective focal length of 450mm) and an ISO of 400. Shutter speed was 1/500th of a second and the lens opening was f11. Seems weird, but remember, the moon is a sunlit object, just like a beach scene.
The other shot was last week, hopefully on our last snowy night. We will see about that.
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