The full-ish moon above San Francisco is in perigee, so that means it looks very large. The moon was actually full yesterday, but overcast meant that you couldn’t see it all that well.
Tonight’s cold and clear-ish weather allowed moon-gazers on top of Twin Peaks a nice view.
See how big it is? Click to expand:
This was the view just after moonrise tonight, coming up behind the Oakland hills all yellow, due to the effect from the atmosphere:
Speaking of Oakland, this McDonnell Douglas MD-80 just took off from OAK. It’s shown flying out of the Sea of Clouds (Mare Nubium):
It’s like a giant flashlight above the City. Enjoy it while you can:
When the Moon is a counterfeit/
Better find the one that fits/
Better find the one that lights the way for you
UPDATE: Comes now Ohad*, for the win, with his best effort out of 134 shots. (How can he afford all that film?)
Tags: apogee, brightest, closest, full, moon, Oakland, perigee, perigree, San Francisco, twin peaks, waning
Perhaps you mean perigee?
Perhaps I did.
I’m a doctor, Jim, not a spell checker!
i saw this moonrise as i was biking out past ATT, and had to stop to take a look! my camera is lousy but im glad you got a good shot
thanks. it certainly seemed a bit different
Wow! What kind of camera did you use?
An aging Canon 1D Mark II mostly. thanks.