Moon at Perigee 2011 - Closest Approach for a Full Moon in Almost Two Decades

Moon_at_Perigee_March20_2011

Full Moon at Pergiee (Closest approach to Earth). Taken at approximately 2:10am EDT
Equipment:
Nikon D300 on a Takahashi FSQn with Extender-Q for ~ 800mm focal length
Exposure was 1/320th seconds at F/5 and ISO 200
Tweaked in Photoshop CS4 to bring out the colours. For a more traditional view, click here:

http://www.astrofoto.ca/stuartheggie/pf_photos/Moon_at_Perigee_Mar20_2011_D300_FSQ_Ext-Q_v2.html

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Flesherton, Ontario
March 20, 2011

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