12/12 Everytime - Candy Dulfer

Everytime - Candy Dulfer

"A composite picture, based on an image of the moon taken by the Galileo spacecraft, shows the apparent size differences between a full moon at perigee (the closest point in lunar orbit) and one at apogee (the farthest point), as seen from Earth.

On December 12, 2008, the full moon will be at an unusually close perigee, offering sky-watchers a view of the biggest and brightest full moon seen since 1993.

Image courtesy NASA"

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Below were some pictures I took just now. Hmm..Though the pictures dont really do much judgement to it.

12dec08, 7.13pm.

7.14pm.
7.16pm. I used macro to focus on the moon instead. (*Blah.. I know I should use Infinite for long distance shot. So.. keep quiet. I know what I am doing.)

7.16pm. Look at the size of the moon. Tried comparing it to the blurry background. If you are observant enough, you can tell that the moon is indeed quite big.

7.19pm. Ok..I tried to zoom till the buildings were the size of what I saw using my naked eye. And that moon was about the size of which I saw with my naked eye. Hmm.. I think the moon is still slightly bigger in reality.

7.20pm.

7.25pm.

Although it is common sense that moon was seen to be bigger when it just rise. But for someone who always look at the rising moon, I dared to say that this time round, the moon is definitely bigger and brighter. And it also has nth to do with the lunar 15th day of the month, except that the moon is round today. Like duhz~~~