Super Moon tonight 23rd June 2013

[33dollars]

The moon tonight will be as big & as close to earth that it can be.
This was shot with a year 2000 Ricoh RDC-7 in interval mode.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33dollars/9115708512/

 

[Tom Caldwell]

Thanks. Sydney is closed in and raining but it is ok up the coast. Been out twice tonight to look at the super moon but it looks kinda normal to me. I must admit that I am not in the habit of measuring its size (grin).

Tom

 

[Orol]

Cool video Phil. Wow, the moon is almost as big s the street lamp's globe. :mrgreen: I believe you marked the very spot your camera was on and will try another time-lapse when the moon is farthest, for comparison.

Peter

 

[lensman]

Great time-lapse Phil, must have another try at this myself.

Can I ask, when recording the images what time interval is best [seconds between each individual photo]?

David

 

[Tom Caldwell]

Thanks. Sydney is closed in and raining but it is ok up the coast. Been out twice tonight to look at the super moon but it looks kinda normal to me. I must admit that I am not in the habit of measuring its size (grin).

Tom

Nice capture Phil, I like the technique and the presentation. I don't know if I expected "super-moon" to be obviously larger. The clouds behaved themself long enough for you to get a very good time lapse. Congratualtions.

Sydney area was in the middle of a period of heavy rain and the moon was completely obscured but up the coast there were breaks in the clouds and I could see it. I went out and had a look and in a break in the clouds I saw it and it seemed "normal" size. No doubt it was closer as that is irrefutable.

Tom

 

[33dollars]

Great time-lapse Phil, must have another try at this myself.

Can I ask, when recording the images what time interval is best [seconds between each individual photo]?

David

It was one of those things where you give it a go. I was at a friends house & we saw the moon rising. So when I got home I put the Ricoh RDC-7 on a mini tripod & plonked it on my car roof pointing at the moon. I didn't have a card for the RDC-7 as it takes a smart media card. I've got on now.
The internal memory was 90 shots at 640 x 480. The quickest interval was 30 seconds so that's two shots a minuet. 45 minuets lattera & the memory was full. I was also checking how long the new battery would last. It said low battery at around 25 minuets to go.
The Ricoh RDC-7 will run from a AC power supply, so I would like to do another time lapse with the card this time. At two frames a minuet.

 

[33dollars]

Thanks. Sydney is closed in and raining but it is ok up the coast. Been out twice tonight to look at the super moon but it looks kinda normal to me. I must admit that I am not in the habit of measuring its size (grin).

Tom

It just looked like a regular full moon to me to Tom. Out in the country areas it would of looked brighter.