Saturday, February 24, 2024

The Snow Moon and the Sun

 Tonight's February full moon is traditionally known as the "Snow Moon".  

E-M5iii + Orion 80mmED f/7.5.  ISO 200, 1/1000 s.

The Moon is currently very near apogee, the farthest distance from Earth in its elliptical orbit.  This makes its apparent size smaller than average, the opposite of a "Super Moon".

Here is an image of the Sun today:

E-M5iii + Orion 80mmED + Lunt Solar Wedge + ND-0.6 filter.  ISO 200, 1/1600 s.

And here is a merged image showing the relative sizes:


 The angular diameter of the Moon is currently only 91% of the Sun's diameter.

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