Harvest SuperMoon River...with a Partial Eclipse

 

A "Harvest Moon" is a full moon in the month of September. A "Supermoon" is when the moon is at its closest orbital approach to Earth (perigee) and is in full phase. Now, let's throw in a partial eclipse and you have an "Eclipsed Harvest Supermoon." That all occurred over the state of Iowa during the evening of Tuesday, September 17, 2024. I mulled over the best location to photographically capture the event and finally arrived at the Cedar River in downtown Cedar Rapids, with all its nighttime colorful reflective properties. The above image, which looks southeast from near the old Quaker Oats railroad bridge, is a composite. Time was 9:36 pm CDT, the moment when the moon was 100% full, and eight minutes before maximum partial eclipse. The foreground is a 6 second exposure at f/8, ISO 100, 24mm focal length. The moon itself is a 1/320 second exposure at f/8, ISO 200, 70mm focal length. The moon's reflectivity in the water (center) mingles with the reflected lights of the city. Nikon Z6ii camera.