We received so many wonderful photos of last night’s moon, the July 2014 supermoon! It reached the crest of its full phase this morning at 6:25 a.m. CDT. (11:25 UTC). Spencer Mann in North Oaks, Minnesota captured this photo just 3 hours before full moon, at 3:16 a.m. CDT (8:16 UTC). He wrote:
It was overcast tonight in Minnesota, but the clouds cleared up enough that I could see the full moon a few hours before opposition. The cloud layer created an interesting glow around the moon that isn’t apparent on clear nights. Luckily, the mosquitoes were too busy biting me to occupy the intervening space between the camera lens and the moon.
Canon SX500 IS + Tripod
Thank you, Spencer, and thanks to all who posted your wonderful supermoon photos at EarthSky Facebook.
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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