The Next Full Moon is a Supermoon, a Blue Moon, and Rakhi Purnima.
“The older definition of Blue Moon, dating back to at least the 1500s, is the name for the third full Moon in a season that has four Moons. […] Neither of these definitions has anything to do with the color of the Moon, so the Blue Moon will not actually look blue.”
Absolutely incredible moonrise for the blue moon/supermoon combo tonight. I went out to Cape Saunders on the Otago Peninsula and boy was I glad I did! Here's a picture taken at 6:08:49 when technically the moon was at very low altitude (much less than a degree) and WOW OH WOW look at the refraction effects as the moon rises over the Ocean. #bluemoon#supermoon#moon#astronomy#refraction#NewZealand
Full moon occurs at 1:35 pm today. As it is the 2nd full moon of August 2023, some people call it a "blue" moon. Full moon is 9 hours after lunar perigee (the moon's closest approach to Earth). With "only" 357,344 km twixt Earth and moon, this is the closest full moon of 2023. Because of the moon's proximity, some people call it a "supermoon". I've just watched it set over Saddle Hill here in New Zealand #moon#bluemoon#supermoon#landscape#astronomy
Going back through about 5000 images I took the other night as the moon rose over the southern ocean. Found this one which i quite like, #moonrise#moon#supermoon#bluemoon#NewZealand
This month's second full moon (a blue moon) occurs at 1:35 pm today. The event occurs just nine hours after the lunar perigee, the name given to the moon's nearest approach to Earth. With a separation of 357,344 km between Earth and moon, this is the closest full moon of 2023. Because of the moon's proximity, some people call it a "supermoon". I've just watch it set over Ōtepoti Dunedin here in New Zealand #moon#bluemoon#supermoon
I've found something else I'm no good at photographing: the moon.
The 1st image shows some details of the moon. Everything else is underexposed and utterly dark.
f4.8
ISO 800
1/2000 second
200mm
The 2nd image shows improved exposure around the moon, with some surrounding detail. But the moon is so overexposed, it looks like the sun.
f4.8
ISO 800
1/5 second
200mm
How do you get the best of both worlds without combining images, or manipulating things with an editor?
A nomenclature of 'Blue Moon' almost never means a Moon of a blue color but with the summer nights, a literally blue appearing Moon, or Moon in the daytime is a fun one to spot. The northern hemisphere was showing off a bit before sunset, and with the May 23 full Moon so close I couldn't resist a few pictures. Happy lunar viewing! #astronomy#Astrodon#moonlight#lunar#bluesky#bluemoon
Two supermoons are coming to our skies in August, including a rare blue moon (www.earth.com)
In a rare astronomical event, August 2023 stargazers will see two supermoons, coupled with the appearance of an elusive blue moon