The March 5, 2015 “mini-Moon” rises over the Santa Rita Copper Mine, east of Silver City, New Mexico. This was the night of the farthest Full Moon of 2015, the apogee Moon. I caught the Moon as it was rising behind the Mine and the cliff formation known locally as the Kneeling Nun. This is a composite of a long 1-second exposure for the ground and sky and a short 1/13-second exposure for the Moon to preserve details in its disk, with the two exposures layered and masked in Photoshop. No colour alteration was applied to the Moon, though a Highlight recovery was applied to the Moon to bring out the dark mare areas. Both exposures at ISO 100 with the Canon 60Da and at 135mm lens at f/4.
The Full “Snow” Moon of February 3, 2015 rising over Silver City, New Mexico in the darkening twilight. Jupiter, near opposition, is visible to the left of the Moon. I shot this from the Boston Hill trailhead at Market Street and Highway 180 west of the city. The coppery Moon rises to the left of the Santa Rita Copper Mine, at the right of the image. This is a 4-panel panorama shot with the Canon 6D and 135mm Canon lens to cover the sweep of the horizon.
The Full “Snow” Moon of February 3, 2015 rising over Silver City, New Mexico in the blue of Earth’s shadow and the pink of the Belt of Venus above. Jupiter is barely visible to the left of the Moon. I shot this from the Boston Hill trailhead at Market Street and Highway 180 west of the city. The coppery Moon rises to the left of the Santa Rita Coppermine, at the right of the image. This is a 4-panel panorama shot with the Canon 60Da and 50mm Sigma lens to cover the sweep of the horizon.
