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Oct 14, 2016 11:52 |  #1

First, I need to confirm it will be Saturday night, not tonight. Second, I live in Evansville, IN so we're at around a 400 ft above sea level. I don't get many opportunities to get out and do photos so I need help in figuring out around what time will be the greatest opportunity to get some really good shots of this? I know a couple spots that are very high and would be great, I just want to get there in time to set everything up.
I know I am probably not making any sense, but I am not very familiar to when the moon starts rising, or when it will be at it's largest because I do know that as it rises higher it gets smaller.


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Oct 14, 2016 12:36 |  #2

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Oct 14, 2016 13:22 as a reply to  @ andymanty's post |  #3

Thank you :)


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Oct 14, 2016 13:43 |  #4

FreeSoul1987 wrote in post #18156757 (external link)
...because I do know that as it rises higher it gets smaller.

I don't think so. It just looks smaller because you don't have any reference on the horizon to make it look larger in comparison.


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Oct 14, 2016 14:10 |  #5

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I don't think so. It just looks smaller because you don't have any reference on the horizon to make it look larger in comparison.

"The Moon illusion is an optical illusion which causes the Moon to appear larger near the horizon than it does higher up in the sky. It has been known since ancient times and recorded by various cultures. The explanation of this illusion is still debated."

Doesn't help me, but it looks so much better when it is closer to the horizon.


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Oct 14, 2016 19:00 |  #6

The moon is only a tiny bit larger at perigee than any other time. At the perigee (when it is nearest to the Earth) it is about 33 arc-minutes wide. At apogee it is about 29.5 arc-minutes... so it's not much of a difference.

If you use planning software such as "The Photographer's Ephemeris" (http://photoephemeris.​com (external link)) it will show you precisely where (and when) the moon will rise. If your wanted the moon to rise over a certain spot along the landscape, it will help you determine where you need to place the camera to see it in that position.




  
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