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Supermoon 2015 from Medieval Village of Monsaraz
Alqueva´s Dark Sky Reserve | By Year: 2015 | Monuments Heritage & History | Moon in close up | Moonlight Scenes | People and Sky | Stargazing the night sky | The Moon
Image of the first biggest and brightest full Moon of the year 2015, captured on August 29. Astronomers call it a perigee moon, but the popular term is “supermoon.” The image was captured in Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve, Portugal, at a distant of about 4km from the medieval village and castle of Monsaraz on 29/08/2015. Two combined exposures taken at approximately the same time with a Canon 6D – ISO2000; Exp. 1/125 secs. f/7 at 560mm ( Astro Professional APO ED80).
