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APOD: Alpine Superga Moonset (2017 Dec 08)
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:21 pm
by APOD Robot
Alpine Superga Moonset
Explanation: December's Full Moon phase occurred near
perigee, the closest point in its orbit around our fair planet.
Big and bright, the fully illuminated lunar disk sets over rugged mountains in this early morningscape
from Turin, Italy. Captured just before sunrise on the opposite horizon, scattered sunlight near the edge of
Earth's shadow provides the beautiful reddish glow of the alpine peaks. Hills in the foreground are still in shadow. But the scattered sunlight just illuminates the dome and towers of Turin's historic Basilica of
Superga on a hilltop near the lower right in the telephoto frame.
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Re: APOD: Alpine Superga Moonset (2017 Dec 08)
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:30 pm
by bls0326
The "Discuss" link from this site
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html is not working properly.
Quite a picture though!
Re: APOD: Alpine Superga Moonset (2017 Dec 08)
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:45 pm
by orin stepanek
Beautiful scene! I added it to my wallpapers
Re: APOD: Alpine Superga Moonset (2017 Dec 08)
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:03 am
by heehaw
I wish the word supermoon could be surgically removed from the English language.
Re: APOD: Alpine Superga Moonset (2017 Dec 08)
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:12 am
by Boomer12k
Nice shot.... no wonder Hannibal had a hard time....
Great View, nice Moon...
This is my Supermoon shot from the other night, but mine was with my telescope, and new camera... so it is a bit of a close up...
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