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Near and Far, Rafael Schmall

Near and Far

Near and Far, Rafael Schmall

Near and Far

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In the shot, the two Full Moons were taken at different times, but using the same technique with a Canon 6D and binoculars with a 900mm focus lens. The Full Moon in January was almost 100%, but still not, because if it really is that much, then we are talking about a lunar eclipse. In the case of September, the illumination was only 99.7%, but again it was more than enough for the disk to be slightly damaged.

The goal was to photograph the Perigee and the Apogee Full Moon with the same equipment and the same settings. The juxtaposition of the two lunar disks shows absolutely spectacularly the approx. 50 thousand km difference.

With the naked eye, we do not perceive that the size of the Full Moon changes, but the Perigeee Fullmoon near the Earth is 15% larger and 33% brighter than the one far from the Earth.

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Near and Far, Rafael Schmall