Pretty cloudy/drizzly here atm Hopefully it clears up by nightfall

Though I was also hoping to spot some Geminids The moon will ruin that to an extent regardless.

Beautiful sight, but I fail to see the "shooting stars" part.

Any info on that OP?

well I am so disappointed... all night, covered by thick cloud.

We need the rain in South Australia so that is fantastic but bad for night sky viewing

Oh well, sounds like some people who got to see it got some pics?
Look forward to seeing them.

Originally posted by Cyprex
I took this last night, but didnt know the right settings to use with the moon ( I have a new DSLR). I do now, so tonights pictures should be better.

Nice shot - I like it, especially the diffraction spikes.

Technically the moon is overexposed. If you want to see detail in it, you need to reduce your exposure. Since the moon is a Sun-lit object you can use the 'sunny 16 rule' to work out an appropriate base exposure, and bracket (change your exposure) from there.

The sunny 16 rule says use 1/125 @ F16 with 100 ISO in a brightly lit place @ noon (or something along those lines). I'd start with something like 1/500 @ F11 with 800 ISO, and try higher and lower shutter speeds. Use a tripod/cable release if you have one.

I am SOOOOOO GLAD you posted this!

Thank you x1000!

Last night the Moon was just stunning a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y STUNNING!
But tonight... I've never seen anything quite so beautiful in all my life. Looking out over the sea, the Moon coming up so warm and yellow and clear at the end of the horizon, and HUGE is not the word! It looks bigger coming up over the sea anyway but tonight's Moon rise I’ll never forget as long as I live!

I can't wait for tomorrow night!

Thank you so much again!

*P*E*A*C*E

Well, it started raining here in North Yorkshire yesterday afternoon and hasn't stopped since ... so frustrating !

Woody

Would this be why my moods were utterly low for most of the day?

However I did see the moon, and just awe'd as usual.