Categories: AstrophotosMoon

Awesome Astrophotos: Caught in the Web of the SuperMoon

A busy hermit spider spinning its web at dusk, pictured here in front of the not-quite-full Moon on September 7, 2014. This is a composite of two images, one focused on the spider and the other on the Moon. Credit and copyright: Brian who is called Brian on Flickr.

Up in the sky — it’s a bird, it’s a plane… no, it’s a spider and a SuperMoon! Well, not quite. This composite image by Brian who is called Brian on Flickr was actually taken last night, on September 7, 2014, but it’s an awesome lead-in for our usual request for astrophotos of the Harvest Full — and super — Moon tonight.

So, post your images on our Flickr page, tag your photo with #supermoonphoto to get our attention on social media. We’ll include many in our article here, retweet them, and generally promote them anywhere and everywhere we can think of.

Of course, the future has already happened in Australia, and you can see the full Moon setting in Australia, below, as well as Moonrise images just coming in from Europe:

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The big Harvest Moon sinks into the West, as seen from New South Wales, Australia on September 9, 2014. Credit and copyright: Wes Schulstad/Alien Shores.

And just how big is the Moon? Astrophotographer Göran Strand (@Astrofotografen) posted this on Twitter:

The Harvest Moon rising over South West London on September 8, 2014. Credit and copyright: Roger Hutchinson.

A single shot image of the 3rd and last ‘super’ Moon of the year taken from Lahore, Pakistan on September 8, 2014 just 20 minutes after sunset. Credit and copyright: Roshaan Bukhari.
Taken with a Meade 70mm refractor and HTC one x phone.

A lovely pale pink moonrise of the Harvest Moon on September 8, 2014. Credit and copyright: DawnSunrise.

Moonset on the morning of September 8, 2014, as the Moon is just dropping below the Horizon. Credit and copyright: Sculptor Lil on Flickr.

UPDATE: More new images:

The full Harvest Moon as seen from rural Georgia, northwest of Atlanta. Taken with a telescope and a smart phone. Credit and copyright: Connor Lewis.

Super Harvest Moon, September 8, 2014. Photo HDR and magnification of the Moon for a “Super Moon” effect. Credit and copyright: VegaStarCarpentier Photography.

Supermoon through the clouds on September 9, 2014. Credit and copyright: scul-001 on Flickr.

Super Luna on September 8,, 2014. Credit and copyright: Héctor Barrios.

Full Harvest Moon on September 8, 2014. Credit and copyright: Harbor City Media/Steve Fitzmaurice.

Full Moon setting on September 9, 2014 in the UK. Credit and copyright: Sculptor Lil.

Rostov region, Russia 12.07.2014, 21:30 Moon reminds Mars #SuperMoonPhoto #Russia pic.twitter.com/tIPifT20SR

— Alien Unicorn (@_Alien_Unicorn_) July 14, 2014

Nancy Atkinson

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