20 Aug 2024

How to get the best shot of the 'blue' supermoon

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 20 August 2024

In case you missed it, a 'blue' supermoon has been lighting up our skies this week and according to NASA the optical illusion that makes the gives us the sturgeon supermoon will be at its peak tonight.

Amit Kamble is the director of astrophotography for the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. He's here to give us some tips and tricks on how best to capture the 'blue' moon. More tips can be found here. Amit's amazing photos can be found here.

The super blue moon is seen in Christchurch, New Zealand on August 31, 2023. The blue moon is a term used to describe the second full moon in a single calendar month. But this year's blue moon also coincides with a supermoon, which is when the moon is at its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit, appearing larger and brighter than usual. It’s exceptionally close in Moon miles from Earth (222,043 miles). The last super blue moon occurred in 2009, and the next won’t be until 2037 according to NASA. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto) (Photo by SANKA VIDANAGAMA / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Photo: Sanka Vidanagama / NurPhoto via AFP