Supermoon - Wow!

Speaking of night photography, it seems that everyone with a camera was out tonight to see the "supermoon" (described nicely by NASA). The nice thing about the timing from a lighting perspective is that the moon was rising as the sun was setting, so for a few minutes the contrast was not too extreme.

What a sight...

Supermoon rises over Moffet Field (as seen from Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA, USA)

 

The finale for me was the scene over Shoreline Park's lake, facing west - a clear view of Venus and its neighbors:

Look carefully and you can see 5 stars beginning to emerge:

• Elnath (closest to Venus)
• Ahena (near the left margin, above Venus)
• Betelegeuse (along the left margin, below Venus)
• Bellatrix (below Betelgeuse)
• Adlebaran (almost directly below Venus, barely seen in the fading sunset)

Screen capture from one of my favorite apps, "Starmap" by Frederic Descamps