Saturday, December 20, 2008

Closest Perigee

This is how the moon was on 12Dec08 in Mumbai - the day that the moon was the closest to earth!
Ref National Geographic:
Although a full moon happens every month, the one that rises on 12Dec08 will appear about 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than the other full moons seen so far this year. That's because our cosmic neighbor will be much closer than usual. The moon will be at its closest perigee—the nearest it gets to Earth during its egg-shaped orbit around our planet.

18 comments:

  1. You got a wonderful shot of it - well done. Didn't you just fell like you could reach out and touch that face!

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  2. Excellent photo! The moon is so beautiful!

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  3. Very very cool shot. Thanks for sharing.

    Cheers!
    Regina In Pictures

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  4. Excellent! Just shared with my daughters. :)

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  5. Oh, that is so awesome! What a fabulous photo! Aren't you glad you had the opportunity to catch such a momentous occasion? That's really exciting. Thanks for sharing! Have a lovely weekend!

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  6. Lovely Shot !!! It not only shows the moon, but the smokey / foggy evening air of mumbai...

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  7. Brilliant! I wasn't aware of the fact that the mid December full moon is closest to the earth. Thanks so much for the info!

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  8. Love this shot, thanks for the information

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  9. Strange combo with the orange sun and grey sky. Me likey!

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  10. And I didnt know about it till too late! Wonderful photo.

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  11. Fabulous moon picture over the water. This shot makes me wish I had ventured out into the cold night.

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  12. Nice capture here! It's difficult to get a shot of the full moon that close to the horizon here because of the terrain. You have to be in just the right place. And as I've already documented, I definitely wasn't in the right place at the right time. great job!

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  13. I am beginning to think you have magical skies. I wanted to get this but the cloud cover was so thick. Well done.

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  14. Very very cool shot. Thanks for sharing.

    Cheers!
    Regina In Pictures

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