Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Sisters of the Moon

Over the weekend, astronomers tell us the moon was in perigee and closer than it's been at full moon in nearly twenty years.  I had hoped to get a shot of it low on the horizon, but had to settle for a view through the trees in the backyard.


If I'd been just a second faster on the shutter, I'd have gotten a picture of Rhiannon...

3 comments:

el chupacabra said...

I showed Zachary our moon at Perigee and watched it every chance I got.

Although I saw it at it's max Perigee-ness I swear there were times as a kid it looked waaaay bigger.

Was it just me or were there times it looked more ginormous?

Anonymous said...

No, that was my mother-in-law.

an Donalbane said...

Chupster - Yeah, I thought it was bright, but not as big as I expected. I wanted to see it like the backdrop to the Mac's Rumours tour (hence the post).

Anon - Touché!