We had a SuperMoon last night. Usually, I miss them, and it was Becky (that’s right, the Becky with this month’s Top Squares challenge) who happened to mention it to me in comment yesterday. The Moon was meant to be at its closest to us at about 3.30am – which is the second thing to happen around that time this week – and I just knew that I wouldn’t be awake to see it. My 3:33 starts are eluding me this week!
So, at around midnight, as I settled to bed, the Moonlight streamed in through my Bedroom window, as if to remind me we were having this spectacular Lunar event. I usually just use my mobile phone to take photos – well, it has a camera on it, so why not? – but I thought I’d try using a camera I’ve had for a couple of years but haven’t quite got around to learning how to use the functions on it as yet.
At midnight, in the dark, I was leaning out of my window with camera strapped around my wrist, pointing it skywards trying to get the best photo I could of this natural phenomenon. I did mention it was dark, didn’t I? It took me a while to find the button to take the picture. It took me a while to work out how to turn off the flash, which went off like a flash of lightning. I’m sure there’s a focus and zoom facility on the camera, but I thought I’d avoid trying to find those in the dark, and just point and shoot. And as I pointed and shot, I noticed the cloud cover.
That’s right! In the moments of me trying to get myself organised to get the best photo possible, it had clouded over. This usually happens when I try to see these Celestial events. It always happens when we go through Meteor Showers, and the only showers I get to see then are those of the rain variety.
This is the best photo I’d taken. It’s bit grainy… and for some reason it looks very light – but it wasn’t. The Moon is there though, peeping through the clouds in the Top left-hand corner. And it is the Moon. And it is bigger than normal. Only not in my photo. Sigh.
Click the panel below to see what a proper photo of the Moon looks like:
The Mansionic Perspective 
Well pooh. I missed it too because of clouds. So many in fact I didn’t even try to find it.
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It was clear here when I first started, Beverly. I could see it clearly… then suddenly the clouds arrived!
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They knew you wanted to take a picture of the moon, obviously 🙂
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Yes. They conspired to come together just at that time!
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Lol! You saw it though even if you didn’t photograph it 🙂
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I did, Becky, although I was somewhat preoccupied with technology at the time!
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If I had had cloud passing through it would have been the same outcome here, I had to keep running to another room where I had the light on to see what I was doing with my camera!!
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The things we do for THAT photograph! At least you got it! 😀 Mine looks like any other overcast afternoon photo… 🙂
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No there is something special about it . . . you could always try again tonight. It won;t be that much smaller, and I am sure hardly anyone will notice it is not quite full xxx
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I’ll have a look later… you never know.
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🧐 yes I see it 👍
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It looked better in real life, Elaine.
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The lady can be a bit of a coquette at times. 🙂 ❤
Blessed Be my friend! 🙂 ❤
Prenin.
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Indeed, Prenin. She’s been playing a few of us!
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Oh dear, yes! I saw the full moon last night and the night before, but neither very big nor pink at all. I must be looking at it from the wrong angle down here 😉
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I must’ve been using the very same angle as you, Chris. The Moon was big, but normal coloured!
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