Perigee Moon of January 30, 2010 (Manila, Philippines) ~ Azrael's Merryland

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Perigee Moon of January 30, 2010 (Manila, Philippines)

Sunday, January 31, 2010 astronomy, full moon, olympus e520, perigee moon

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The full moon is at it's biggest view from Earth, making at 14% much more bigger and you can see the crater with your naked eye. I noticed this full moon last January 28, 2010 and I am in Cebu City that time, then after logging into the internet, I saw that the Philippine Astronomical Society posted a news that there will be this Perigee full moon on January 29th according to the spaceweather site, but here in Manila it will be around January 30, 2010.

I took the photo as soon I arrive in Manila at 730pm and traveling back in Cavite and this moon is taken around 9pm. The moon is much bigger around 7pm and my photo is the highest peak location of the moon in the sky, Also planet Mars is in it's closest range with Earth, I try to find it and I think the brightest red star I see is Mars.

I used my Olympus E520 with 42-150mm lens without any UV flter ( I removed it to avoid the Moon's glare) and set it on spot metering and low exposure.

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Azrael Coladilla is the blogger behind Azrael's Merryland since 2003. Main topics of this blog is about Pop Culture, Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Food, Travel, Technology, Gadgets, Music, Concerts, Toys, Comics, Anime, Movies, Fashion, Motoring,Internet and Social Media. Awarded as the 2009 Most Influential Blogger for Luzon, Philippines awarded by Globe Telecom and The Philippine Blog Awards, he’s a full time blogger , and a freelance photographer, events organizer, social media manager and digital marketing consultant. He is the founder of The Manila Bloggers Network, a community of active bloggers in Manila and nearby cities. He loves traveling, eating, watch movies, meet new people, photography and collects Transformers toys.