2011 Dec 11 Moonset Before Dawn

The Cold Moon, Toronto, Ontario

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D700 with 70-200mm VRII plus 2X TC-20EIII

Zoom at 200mm (400mm EFL)

ISO 200, 1/500sec, f/8, Hand-held

D200 with DX17-55mm f/2.8, Zoom at 24mm (36mm  EFL)

ISO 100, 1/2 sec, f/8, Tripod

2011 Dec 09 The Cold Moon

Winter takes a firm hold and temperatures plummet at this time. Sometimes this moon is also called the Long Night Moon as the winter nights lengthen and the moon spends more time above the horizon opposite a low sun.

The Harvest Moon in September, 2011

We see the Harvest Moon in 2011 tonight (September 11).  To astronomers, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.



Full Moon presents average-size full moon on night of July 14

This July 2011 full moon is the first full moon after the June 21 solstice. In North America, we often call this particular full moon the Buck Moon or Hay Moon.

Very Long Total Lunar Eclipse on Night of June 15, 2011

During the night of June 15, 2011, Earth’s dark shadow will eclipse the full moon for a whopping 100 minutes, creating the one of the longest total lunar eclipses of the 21st century.

Closest full moon of 2011 on March 19

March 19, 2011 presents the moon’s closest encounter with Earth since December 12, 2008. The moon won’t come this close again until November 14, 2016. The extra-close moon in all of these years – 2008, 2011 and 2016