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Re: approaching limits!
Edward Huff 2011-Mar-29 14:29:00
The night of March 19th / 20th brought us a 'Super Full
Moon<http://www.brightridge.com/sunrise-moonset>'
meaning that the moon was full when it reached perigee -- it's closest
approach to earth in it's orbit making it appear super large. After studying
the maps of Rhode Island I determined that this was the only point in the
state that you could view both the sun and the moon in the sky together - on
the horizon - at the moment of sunrise on the morning of March 20th. They
shared the sky together for just a couple of minutes. The moon slipped
below the horizon just after the sun rose.
This<http://www.brightridge.com/sunrise-moonset> was
taken on the spit of land leading to the lighthouse in Watch Hill, Rhode
Island. Visible in this photograph from the sun turning to the right (and
you have to look closely) are Block Island (just to the right of the sun)
Just to the left of the light house is Montauk Point, NY. To the right of
the light house is Fishers Island NY. The Moon is over Long Island Sound and
the land to the right of the moon is the Connecticut shore and then comes
Nappatree Point in Rhode Island and Watch Hill proper. I was very lucky that
we had such clear weather. I had intended to shoot again on the morning of
the 21st as the moon and sun would share the sky for about 20 minutes but
when I checked the sky at 4:00 AM it was completely overcast and Monday
morning brought rain and snow once again.
Check out the panorama at http://www.rhody360.com
Ed
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Edward Huff
http://www.rhody360.com
http://www.brightridge.com
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