Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights?

Firstlook · 01-29-2010, 08:08 AM

I just looked at the moon with a pair of regular binoculars. WOW.

Its is so clear. I cant remember the last time i seen it so bright and detailed.

peace

JudgeMental · 01-29-2010, 08:23 AM

HUGE round halo around the moon miles and miles across. Can totally verify that. Similar to this photo I Googled.

Christo888 · 01-29-2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JudgeMental

HUGE round halo around the moon miles and miles across. Can totally verify that. Similar to this photo I Googled.

Never mind I see you pasted it from google...

Firedrake · 01-29-2010, 09:26 AM

I havent seen many, but this was the biggest halo ive seen in kirksville, Mo tonight.

At least twice as big as the google picture.

Kulapops · 01-29-2010, 11:05 AM

You might like to know that tonight, around 9pm GMT, Mars will be very close to the full moon - about a fist's width...and is quite close to the Earth at 65 million miles. Not as close as in 2003 apparently, but will still be very bright and red.

Get scanning for martians !

In any case, if any of you have an SLR camera and a telephoto lens, it should make for good pictures, so I've read...Get those binoculars out!

Happy stargazing,

K

lawyerforliberty · 01-30-2010, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JudgeMental

HUGE round halo around the moon miles and miles across. Can totally verify that. Similar to this photo I Googled.

That's it. That is what I saw in New Mexico USA on or about 1/25/10, but the moon was about half full. A huge complete circle around a half-circle object.

Firstlook · 01-30-2010, 03:32 PM

Well I took my photo at around 4:30 am. I thought could get better detail but I overestimated my camera. lol. I dont use it much.

Anyways here is how I saw the moon this morning and last night. The brightest it will be all year......

illuminate · 01-30-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Firstlook

Well I took my photo at around 4:30 am. I thought could get better detail but I underestimated my camera. lol. I dont use it much.

Anyways here is how I saw the moon this morning and last night. The brightest it will be all year......

that's awesome, THX for posting it...
I unfortunately got hit with a snow storm last night and the sky was
covered with clouds, couldn't see the moon at all

bummer!

~ one love ~

Majorion · 01-29-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Firstlook

I just looked at the moon with a pair of regular binoculars. WOW.

Its is so clear. I cant remember the last time i seen it so bright and detailed.

peace

The Moon is absolutely breathtaking tonight.

At least from my location that is.

kriya · 01-29-2010, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Majorion

The Moon is absolutely breathtaking tonight.

At least from my location that is.

Yes I agree. Driving home from work about 5pm, it was still low in the sky, full and huge.

Beautiful

illuminate · 01-29-2010, 07:09 PM

tonight's full moon is suppose to be the biggest and brightest of the year,
I will take a pic of my view tonight and post it tomorrow.

this was from the last full moon, shot without a telephoto lens and
not so steady hands, but the aura is nice

Firstlook · 01-29-2010, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Majorion

The Moon is absolutely breathtaking tonight.

At least from my location that is.

And where would that be?

Are you in orbit?

Quote:

Originally Posted by illuminate

tonight's full moon is suppose to be the biggest and brightest of the year,
I will take a pic of my view tonight and post it tomorrow.

this was from the last full moon, shot without a telephoto lens and
not so steady hands, but the aura is nice

I shall do the same.

Majorion · 01-29-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Firstlook

And where would that be?

Are you in orbit?

Right about here

Phtha · 01-29-2010, 08:46 PM

Wow nice colours you captured in your photo Illum.

The clouds cleared up a bit for me last night so I had a great view of the moon, but the Halo was so big that even with the standard 18-55 mill lens I coudn't get the Halo and the moon in the picture!

Tonight if its clear I'll get the stand out and try and snap a few steady pics as well.

I look forward to seeing everyones photos.

Quote:

Originally Posted by illuminate

tonight's full moon is suppose to be the biggest and brightest of the year,
I will take a pic of my view tonight and post it tomorrow.

this was from the last full moon, shot without a telephoto lens and
not so steady hands, but the aura is nice

illuminate · 01-29-2010, 09:41 PM

oh cool, it'll be nice to see everyone show their full moons

and nice cloud shots Phtha! I take shots of the clouds and the moon
more than anything else... so much beauty in the sky and in nature.

~ one love ~

morem · 02-01-2010, 05:59 PM

Hello I thought I would share my picture of the moon I took last night with my 8mp cannon camara. This is in Chicago after several nights of cloud cover finally we get to see the moon. It was taken around 10:00 pm central time zone.

Stargazer1965 · 01-30-2010, 03:50 PM

I'm in the midwest and don't see any of the effects you guys are seeing.....On a cloudless night the other night ...nothing but a spectacular view of the craters on the moon

The clouds have no chembows.....I wonder what they are trying to enact or suppress out west??

DoctorWho · 01-30-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

I'm in the midwest and don't see any of the effects you guys are seeing.....On a cloudless night the other night ...nothing but a spectacular view of the craters on the moon

Oddly, I'm in Central Illinois and I saw it two nights ago even with a very thin cloud cover in the upper atmosphere. The moon was at it's maximum height in the sky and the aura ring looked like it was miles away from the moon. Last night the cloud cover was thicker, so the detail was missing. You could see the moon as a diffused light source with no detail.
Bill "the Doctor"

Phtha · 01-31-2010, 06:23 AM

ahh shame... yea it was overcast where I was too during the perigee so I couldn't get any pics either.

I guess Mars wanted a little cover during his tryst with Luna.

Here are some pics I snapped about 10 minutes ago of our Lady though. She is out pretty good tonight. Mars is still close by but not nearly close enough to get them in the same shot.

Christo888 · 01-31-2010, 06:27 AM

Hey Phtha sweet pics!!!!

Firstlook · 01-31-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Phtha

ahh shame... yea it was overcast where I was too during the perigee so I couldn't get any pics either.

I guess Mars wanted a little cover during his tryst with Luna.

Here are some pics I snapped about 10 minutes ago of our Lady though. She is out pretty good tonight. Mars is still close by but not nearly close enough to get them in the same shot.

Now thats a picture of the moon!!

sunny D · 01-31-2010, 01:21 PM

The halo was beautiful in Holland as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_moon

Stargazer1965 · 01-31-2010, 02:00 PM

Phtha...I was thinking about getting a telescope this spring....Do you have any suggestions??

Also...Have you heard of one with a usb for pic taking and programming the coordinates in and it track an object??

Thanks in advance

Phtha · 01-31-2010, 05:03 PM

Thanks guys!
Stargazer, that was actually taken with a Camera, a Rebel XTi. I was a little surprised at the clarity myself once I uploaded them on the PC...
I had a 70-300mm lense on, zoomed to the max of course.

It made me want to get a telescope too.

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Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

Phtha...I was thinking about getting a telescope this spring....Do you have any suggestions??

Christo888 · 01-31-2010, 07:16 PM

Phtha, looking at your pics of the moon... it begins to look like the glow of city lights or undersurface city's instead of reflections of the sun.

01-29-2010, 08:08 AM	#1
Firstlook Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 161	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? I just looked at the moon with a pair of regular binoculars. WOW. Its is so clear. I cant remember the last time i seen it so bright and detailed. peace

01-29-2010, 09:26 AM	#4
Firedrake Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 59	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? I havent seen many, but this was the biggest halo ive seen in kirksville, Mo tonight. At least twice as big as the google picture.

01-29-2010, 11:05 AM	#5
Kulapops Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Torbay, UK Posts: 704	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? You might like to know that tonight, around 9pm GMT, Mars will be very close to the full moon - about a fist's width...and is quite close to the Earth at 65 million miles. Not as close as in 2003 apparently, but will still be very bright and red. Get scanning for martians ! In any case, if any of you have an SLR camera and a telephoto lens, it should make for good pictures, so I've read...Get those binoculars out! Happy stargazing, K

01-30-2010, 03:32 PM	#7
Firstlook Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 161	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Well I took my photo at around 4:30 am. I thought could get better detail but I overestimated my camera. lol. I dont use it much. Anyways here is how I saw the moon this morning and last night. The brightest it will be all year...... Last edited by Firstlook; 01-30-2010 at 05:33 PM.

01-29-2010, 07:09 PM	#11
illuminate Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: earth Posts: 261	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? tonight's full moon is suppose to be the biggest and brightest of the year, I will take a pic of my view tonight and post it tomorrow. this was from the last full moon, shot without a telephoto lens and not so steady hands, but the aura is nice

01-29-2010, 09:41 PM	#15
illuminate Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: earth Posts: 261	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? oh cool, it'll be nice to see everyone show their full moons and nice cloud shots Phtha! I take shots of the clouds and the moon more than anything else... so much beauty in the sky and in nature. ~ one love ~

01-30-2010, 03:50 PM	#17
Stargazer1965 Hall Monitor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 733	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? I'm in the midwest and don't see any of the effects you guys are seeing.....On a cloudless night the other night ...nothing but a spectacular view of the craters on the moon The clouds have no chembows.....I wonder what they are trying to enact or suppress out west??

01-31-2010, 06:23 AM	#19
Phtha Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 947	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? ahh shame... yea it was overcast where I was too during the perigee so I couldn't get any pics either. I guess Mars wanted a little cover during his tryst with Luna. Here are some pics I snapped about 10 minutes ago of our Lady though. She is out pretty good tonight. Mars is still close by but not nearly close enough to get them in the same shot.

01-31-2010, 06:27 AM	#20
Christo888 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: OC, CA and next... Posts: 1,289	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Hey Phtha sweet pics!!!!

01-31-2010, 01:21 PM	#22
sunny D Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: near the sea...... Posts: 194	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? The halo was beautiful in Holland as well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_moon

01-31-2010, 02:00 PM	#23
Stargazer1965 Hall Monitor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 733	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Phtha...I was thinking about getting a telescope this spring....Do you have any suggestions?? Also...Have you heard of one with a usb for pic taking and programming the coordinates in and it track an object?? Thanks in advance

01-31-2010, 07:16 PM	#25
Christo888 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: OC, CA and next... Posts: 1,289	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Phtha, looking at your pics of the moon... it begins to look like the glow of city lights or undersurface city's instead of reflections of the sun.