Full Cold Moon with a Lunar Corona
Taken by Miguel Claro on December 22, 2018 @
Évora, Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D810A
Exposure Time: 1/30
Aperture: f/6.0
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2018:12:30 23:09:39
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Details:
This relatively abstract view captured in a double exposure with focus stacking, shows the Full Moon of December, behind a layer of clouds and immersed between dozens of branches from a foreground tree. The colourful hue that surrounds the moon, is a lunar corona formed while bright moonlight is diffracted by water droplets in thin clouds, drifting in front of the lunar disk. The image was captured in the historic centre of Évora, a UNESCO World Heritage site, located in Dark Sky® Alqueva reserve, Portugal. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the December full moon is also called the “Full Cold Moon”. The last time a full moon coincided with the solstice was in 2010, and the next will be in 2094.
Photographer's website:
http://www.miguelclaro.com
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