If your weather is clear the full moon Friday night will be the biggest one of the year as Earth's natural satellite reaches its closest point to our planet.
The moon's average distance from us is about 238,855 miles. Friday night it will be just 221,560 miles away. It will be 14 percent bigger in our sky and 30 percent brighter than some other full moons during the year, according to NASA.
Canon XTi
6/18/2008 23:41:19
1/160Sec.
F7.1
70-200 f4 L IS with 1.4x Extender
ISO 100
FL 280.0 mm
with full moon, all detail will be on a perimeter area, and that from the spherical edge
that catches side light. Almost any partial moon has sidelight over the bulk
of the visible surface, thus craters and such are sidelighted....it's the shadows that
create the detail.
Took this image this evening, notice the only true detailing is along bottom perimeter,
the rest is just tonal variation....but enjoy your shooting, it's a good opportunity
That is a nice shot!!! I agree with Dave with his info. The best time in my opinion to shoot the moon is when it is in crescent. You can pick up a lot of nice crater detail along the terminator.
