Super Blue Moon

[evacguy]

Blue moon just means second full moon of the calendar month, which is rare (hence once in a blue moon), it has nothing to do with the colour of the moon. It is however a super moon due to its proximity to Earth - the moon is in perigee and so appears about 14% larger.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Nice Ed. I was fast asleep before any chance of seeing it here

 

[evacguy]

Ed, tagging on my super blue moon to yours from across the big pond. Hope you don‘t mind.
View attachment 46002

Thanks Chaitali, and no problems. It is interesting to see what the 100-400mm with 1.4x can do in comparison to the 70-200mm lens. Clearly a bigger image. Can I ask, did you hand hold the camera or did you use a tripod? And did you denoise the image? I'd like to see your higher resolution shot too. I'm still undecided as to whether I should get the 2.0x TC for my 70-200mm. I'd mainly use it for these type of shots, and also for some wildlife shots.

 

[etiennescamera]

Hope you don’t mind if I tag mine on as well, super blue moon, handheld, denoised

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 100

and Saturn, on a tripod, enhanced in Gigapixel AI, but I really need a telescope

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 400

 

[etiennescamera]

Nice! I couldn’t even find Saturn.

Thanks, I must admit I had a hard time finding Saturn initially, had to use my Sky Guide app and binoculars. The moon was just too bright.

 

[Sdawes]

Nice capture

 

[Loke]

My moon picture from last night, really want that 600mm for moon pictures!

• ILCE-7M4
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 100

 

[evacguy]

I stacked 10 images of the super blue moon in Photoshop. Each frame was ISO 200, f11, 1/400 s, @200mm.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 200

 

[alexpler]

I stacked 10 images of the super blue moon in Photoshop. Each frame was ISO 200, f11, 1/400 s, @200mm.View attachment 46173

That's beautiful, Ed.

 

[evacguy]

That's beautiful, Ed.

Thanks Alex, I really appreciate that.