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Closest Full Moon

Posted on Dec 30, 2008 by in Daily Life, Loft Life | 1 comment

A week or so ago the full moon was the closest to our planet that it’s been in many years — meaning that it looked about 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than normal. Sure enough, I walked outside, and — rather than seeing the moon itself, I saw an amazingly bright reflection of it in my neighbors window. It was stunning, and also a different angle on the moon than normal, so I quickly grabbed my tripod to take a few shots. (Probably looked like I was trying to peer in the neighbor’s window.) The windows are double-paned and tinted, so the moon reflected in multitude of different ways, and even moving an inch or two changed the whole look. Here’s how it looked from Orange County, California…

Closest Full Moon to the Earth 2008

Closest Full Moon to the Earth 2008

Closest Full Moon to the Earth 2008

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  1. my dogs LOVE that corner tree ; )

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