Hunter's Supermoon or Super Hunter's Moon

 

The full moon during the evening of Wednesday, October 16, 2024 was the biggest and brightest of the year, also being classified as a "supermoon." A supermoon is a full moon at its closest approach--or perigee--to Earth. Full moons in the month of October are also known as "Hunter's Moons." The following images of the moon look east beside or over the old First Methodist Episcopal Church at 8th Avenue and 12th Street in Marion, Iowa. The above foreground image was captured at 7:02 pm CDT and is a 3 second exposure at f/7.1, ISO 125, 49mm focal length. The moon is a 1/400 second exposure, f/5, ISO 100, 70mm focal length.

6:56 pm. 1.6 second exposure at f/7.1, ISO 125, 70mm focal length.

6:54 pm. 1/320 second exposure at f/5.6, ISO 125, 70mm focal length. Nikon Z6ii camera.