Last night, March 19th, we experienced a "perigee" moon, which is when the moon is closest to the Earth. When its orbit is the farthest from Earth, it is called a "apogee moon". The term "Supermoon" was invented to describe the location of the orbit in proximity to Earth which gives a slightly larger and brighter than normal appearance of the moon.
We've seen some night sky photos taken out in the middle of Australia that were absolutely incredible, so we decided to seize the opportunity of the "Supermoon" to have a little practice in honing our photography skills before we begin our big outback adventure in August (only 147 sleeps now). Even though the conditions were slightly cloudy, we could still capture the moon as it drifted in and out of view.
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