Full Moon, a photo from Texas, South

Photographer's Note

Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent (ecliptic) longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then in opposition with the Sun.
Lunar eclipses can only occur at full moon, where the moon's orbit allows it to pass through the Earth's shadow. Lunar eclipses do not occur every month because the moon usually passes above or below the Earth's shadow (which is mostly restricted to the ecliptic plane). Lunar eclipses can occur only when the full moon occurs near the two nodes of the orbit, either the ascending or descending node. This causes eclipses to only occur about every 6 months, and often 2 weeks before or after a solar eclipse at new moon at the opposite node.
As seen from Earth, the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing the Earth (the near side) is almost fully illuminated by the Sun and appears round. Only during a full moon is the opposite hemisphere of the Moon, which is not visible from Earth (the far side), completely unilluminated.
The time interval between similar lunar phases—the synodic month—averages about 29.53 days. Therefore, in those lunar calendars in which each month begins on the new moon, the full moon falls on either the 14th or 15th of the lunar month. Because lunar months have a whole number of days, lunar months may be either 29 or 30 days long.

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lousat (57724) 2012-05-18 4:29

Hi Barbara,your camera show us all the muscles today....ehehe..what a beautiful moon,and what a very professional pic,the details and the light management are very very impressives,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

JFS (32189) 2012-05-18 5:14

Magical, original, splendid...and so sharp! I like the darkness all around the lighted moon. Great work Barbara!!!!

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-05-18 5:36

Hello Barbara,
You had reason to enjoy the recent opportunity. The star looks great in the black night. The details are superb. An interesting photo, spectacular and excellent quality. Bravo.
have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Fis2 (73146) 2012-05-18 5:44

Witaj BAsiu!
I gdzie to Cie wyprowadzil ten ksiezyc?
Interesujace foto.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (76611) 2012-05-18 6:09

Bonjour, chère Barbara,
La rêverie est le clair de lune de la pensée !
Très jolie réalisation difficile à réaliser.
Admiration. La qualité générale est à féliciter.
Excellente journée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

mirosu (5533) 2012-05-18 7:51

Magnificent moon photo Barbara. I beluieve that you have captured it in May when the moon was very close to the earth. I miss this opportunity due to overcasted sky. Very well done indeed.

ciakgiak (30331) 2012-05-18 8:02

Ciao Barbara,
Grande ripresa della luna piena, immagine di grande effetto, bravissima.
Un caro saluto.
Giorgio

Nicou (97811) 2012-05-18 8:54

Hlelo

Grandisoe compo et iamge de cette lune sueprbe vue et compo quel dessin comme on voit bien les détail et le tache sueprbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

jemaflor (69035) 2012-05-18 9:10

Hi Barbara,
Congratulations ! Excellent photo, perfectly captured, good light and sharpness, interesting, tfs.

krzychu30 (8935) 2012-05-18 9:25

Witaj Barbaro,
to zdjecie wyglada naprawde cudownie,chociaz moze bardziej wlasciwe byloby tu okreslenie "nieziemsko".Jesli chodzi o jakosc to chba nawet NASA nie ma tak znakomitego zdjecia ksiezyca:).To prawdziwa przyjemnosc dla oka moc podziwiac te wszystkie detale na tle perfekcyjne odwzorowanej ciemni.Potrafilas wydobyc tutaj ze swojego Canona maksimum mozliwosci.Super!
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Krzysiek

tedesse (22134) 2012-05-18 9:33

Witaj!
Piekna fotografia ksiezyca z widocznymi dwoma czynnymi wulkanami.
Ladny centralny kadr.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Bluejeans (64239) 2012-05-18 10:43

Ola Barbara ,
beleza essa lente da Tamron 270 mm , os detalhes ficaram muito bons com uma definição fantástica ,parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

Gigidusud (8106) 2012-05-18 10:46

Hello Barbara,
Fantastic shot of this beautiful moon with nice contrast of colors.I like it!
Thanks for sharing.
Ghislaine

Silvio1953 (98259) 2012-05-18 10:58

Ciao Barbara, fantastic moon, splendid details and wonderful exposure, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

cornejo (18130) 2012-05-18 11:40

Hi Barbara, excellent and wonderful picture of this lovely full moon, I really like watching the sky at night, very well framed, very clearly. Excellent and charming work, congratulations friend of mine. Tfs.

Good afternoon and happy weekend.
Best wishes.

Angel.

PecoBud (3778) 2012-05-18 12:14

You can see my future house if you look close enough. That's right 28,000 acres of prime moon dust.....ha ha.

All kidding aside, great capture of the full moon in all its glory. Superb clarity for something that’s so far away and with great care to color and light. Next photo, could you please show us the dark side of the moon....ha ha, man I crack myself up sometimes.

Excellent job Barbara as always!!

TFS.........Your Friend from California, but soon to be on the moon....ha ha..........Buddy

carlo62 (12666) 2012-05-18 15:45

Ciao Barbara
fa sempre molto effetto vedere la luna di queste proporzioni.
Ottimo lavoro
Saluti
Carlo

siamesa (27449) 2012-05-18 17:50

Boa noite Barbara

Fantastic! Magic moon. Congratulations for this perfect capture.
Abraços
maria

Didi (48938) 2012-05-18 17:56

Hi Barbara
Good sharp shot on the shining or rising moon.
But it's possible also to take it in the blue hour early in the morning.
Best regards

COSTANTINO (42746) 2012-05-18 21:33

Hello
nice capture taken in an artistic way
welldone and wellseen
greetings
Costantino

raszid62 (18216) 2012-05-18 22:51

Cze¶æ
Chyba nie³atwo jest uchwyciæ w tak silnym zbli¿eniu nasz Srebrny Glob, tak aby uchwyciæ wszystkie szczegó³y na powierzchni. Ciekawe , jak tam Twardowski.
Doskona³ajako¶æ astronomicznego obrazu.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

jjcordier (62394) 2012-05-18 22:55

Barbara
J'admire vraiment la grande qualité de cette photo de la pleine lune dont on peut détailler toute la surface. Une netteté excellente et une exposition parfaite. Du très beau travail qui ravit l'amateur d'astronomie que je suis.
Amicalement
JJ

golus (2889) 2012-05-18 23:35

Hello Barbara,

An artistic composition that depicts the full moon in a perfectly dark frame. The contrast is excellent and strikes the viewer with its sharpness and clarity. A superbly seen and captured photo, thank you. Best wishes,

Suleyman

pajaran (36282) 2012-05-19 0:42

Pozdrav.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst o mesecu, sa datim podacima ...
Dobar snimak meseca i prikaz lepom fotografijom.
Dobar rad tele objektivom, moje cestitke.
Mesec je verni pratilac zemlje i njen stabilizator ...
Imajte lepe dane za vikend, sve najbolje.
Srecno.
Paja.

Google.

Greetings.
Very interesting and good article on the month, with the given data ...
Good shot the moon and beautiful photography show.
Good work tele lens, my congratulations.
Moon is the faithful companion of the country and its stabilization ...
Have nice day for a week, all the best.
Good luck.
Paja.

ikeharel (37424) 2012-05-19 1:09

I think I know this moon... same as ours...
Fine view on a night scene, Barbara, done fine job with exposure and colors.
Enjoy a nice weekend,
Ike

pierrefonds (48387) 2012-05-19 5:21

Hi Barbara,

The moon is well placed in the frame. The popint of view is showing with precision the details and colors of the moon. The dark sky is making the colors of the moon to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

maria-v1981 (10403) 2012-05-19 8:23

Hi Barbara,
The uniqueness of the full moon is always fascinating. The simplicity of the image captures the look.
Wonderful technique,
Enjoy the day,
Cheers,
Maria

Kielia (20477) 2012-05-19 8:40

Hi Barbara,
this is something quite different in you gallery!
I think this is a very beautiful portrait of this well known planet. The composition is excellent! Thanks for sharing – and I read your notes with great interest.
Warm regards
Harriet

Cricri (86535) 2012-05-19 9:44

Hi Barbara
Quelle réussite, BRAVO, superbe dans les détails, la netteté et les couleurs sur le fond noir, félicitations
Belle soirée
cricri

eldancer1 (17106) 2012-05-19 14:46

Very nice capture of the full moon! Great pov and dof with sharp details. Wonderful lighting. Well done, tfs.

josepmarin (55063) 2012-05-20 4:27

Hi Barbara,
there is an impressive sharpness in this night image, with the moon in the center of the framing, shining on the black sky.
The quality of the image and its visual attraction they are fascinating. You have done a magnificent work with the long focal lens.
A simply beautiful shot.
Best regards,
Josep

ourania (12469) 2012-05-20 12:13

Hello Barbara,
this is a beautiful, clear and captivating picture I really appreciate and love. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely week,
Ourania

jmdias (45830) 2012-05-21 3:02

barbara

very nice photo. I ever wanted to make one this way and I never got because my camera isn't able. nice details we can enjoy here. TFS.

hugs

jorge

amaryllis (30149) 2012-05-21 6:18

Bonjour
j'ai voulu faire comme toi avec un tripod, mais j'y ai renoncé, et je m'aperçois que le résultat peut être très satisfaisant mais certes ce n'est pas facile d'obtenir comme ta photo, c'est vraiment superbe
bravo
juliette

nikkitta (5904) 2012-05-21 13:22

Hola Barbara

Hope one day to post something like that, moon fascinated me, and here thanks to your management of your camera I can enjoy her view in great contrast with the black sky

Congrats for the excellent quality that let appreciate plenty of details of the moon
Greetings and TFS

Maria

Nard (6913) 2012-05-22 12:23

Hi Babara
Perfect capture of the moon, excellent sharpness and wonderful contrast with the dark sky
Regards
Bernard

serp2000 (29242) 2012-05-22 23:59

Hi, Barbara,
Outstanding shot! Do you like Tamron 18-270 ? I remmeber I had Sigma lens, it was just a terrible glasses and very bad quality of the photos. Excellent astonomic photo. Fantastic resolution. TFS!
Regards,
Serghei

Kitty_the_Wild (1169) 2012-05-23 12:02

So you too had your full moon, very detailed, just a bit more warm then mine....
Ciao,
Elena

delpeoples (45018) 2012-05-24 23:15

Dear Barbara

Shooting the moon is one of the hardest things to do in photography and you have done it very successfully. I love the contrast of silver and black, the exquisite details we can see on the moon's surface and of course the superb management of light. Congratulations, this is stunning.

Warm regards
Lisa

siudzi (23959) 2012-05-26 4:43

Witaj Basiu,

Imponujący widok. Zapiera dech w piersiach. Super jakość oraz prezentacja.

Życzę Ci udanego weekendu:)
Pozdrawiam,
Gosia

AliMoein (780) 2012-05-26 8:46

Hi Barbara
Very nice full moon
Very interesting and lovely
Very good your job
Best Regards
Ali

berek (31925) 2012-05-26 22:57

Hi Barbara
its beautiful one. i can see all details. i just say congratulations. .
have a nice Sunday.
Burak

jaywalker (16061) 2012-05-26 23:24

Hi Barbara, What a great shot of our close friend, the detail is very good, excellent contrast in lighting & perfect positioning centrally, kind regards Wilson.

baddori (18988) 2012-05-29 16:29

Barbara
Ottima foto della luna ...
Nitidezza e grande tecnica ...
Sembra uno smile ....
Quando non c'è la luna ...non c'è lo smile ...
GF

samilk1949 (68) 2012-06-12 9:11

Witam Barbara,
Wspania³e zbli¿enie czy ty lecia³as na ksiezyc zblizenie z piêknymi szczegó³ów i kolorów, kompozycja kolory kontrast super nic dodac nic ujac , wielki strza³,Pozdrawiam Jozef K.