Saturday - March 19: The full moon on Saturday evening was the closest it's been to planet earth in the last 18 years. Believe we read it was a mere 221,000 miles plus distance from the earth's surface. Today's Youngstown Vindicator said that was 31,070 miles closer than normal. It's called a perigree moon and appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than most full moons.
Usually when something like this happens Wellsville is under overcast skies. Not this time and we were able to catch some pictures of it. The darken craters on the moon's surface was visible to the naked eye. Try as we might we couldn't catch them with the camera. Just not equipped for that kind of picture taking.
At any rate it was all it was advertised as being. Did you see it? The next time that happens will be in 2029.
Here's a couple of shots we did get, sans the craters...
ole nib
4 comments:
Awesome pics there Nib, and great article. Those shots belong in a magazine buddy.
Aw shucks..but thanks. Patti Schaeffer had the best one in Sunday's MJ with Lady Justice holding the scales profiled. Now that was awesome.
nib
You should see the ones on Facebook by Wayne Maris! Awesome!
Wayne sets the standard that all us wannabes try to emulate...
nib
P.S. They are awesome on FB
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