Supermoon Eclipse 09/28/15

No civilizations were destroyed in the making of this eclipse.  Attempts with a 200mm zoom and a telescope with a T adapter.

Super Moon 05042012 & 05052012

Late Lament by Graeme Edge

Almost full just a slight hint of shadow on the left

Breathe deep the gathering gloom

Watch lights fade from every room

Bed sitter people look back and lament

Another day's useless energy is spent

Impassioned lovers wrestle as one

Lonely man cries for love and has none

New mother picks up and suckles her son

Senior citizens wish they were young

Cold-hearted orb that rules the night

Removes the colors from our sight

Red is grey and yellow white

But we decide which is right

And which is an illusion

Long exposure of faint jet contrail overhead

Being artistic, wife and I, standing on the deck lit by moon and a distant porchlight

Venus through the trees.

Supermoon

Super Moon

Last night the full moon rose 50 minutes after it's closest sweep of Earth in 18 years (221,565 miles).  This gave us the fullest and brightest moon.  For us in Wichita, we didn't see much.  Too much overcast after storms were in the area.

http://www.space.com/11179-supermoon-photos-full-moon-2011-skywatchers.html