3/17/2014 21:08 2032mm f10 1/320s ISO 1600
The last full moon of winter. Picture taken from Albany Hill as the moon rose over Grizzly Peak in Berkeley. The Grizzly Peak Electronics Site, a tower used by KPFA and others, is in the foreground (a little less than four miles away).
I got both lucky and unlucky with this one. I’ve taken full moon rising pictures from the deck off-and-on for years now, but never through the scope. I’d always wanted one with Grizzly Peak in the foreground, but I didn’t even know the antenna tower was there! I had no idea this moon was rising over Grizzly peak until just before it rose but I had the scope ready. I’d focused on house lights in the hills, and meant to focus on the moon once she appeared. After some test shots before moonrise, I settled in.
And of course, technical failure as soon as Luna showed herself. I thought the battery had died. I lost a bunch of seconds until I realized it wasn’t the battery, and yanked out the remote shutter release, figuring I’d sent it into program mode. All my pics then had to be finger presses on the camera, so I jacked up the ISO for faster shutter speeds. Never had a chance to make sure I had a crisp focus. Good enough, though.
3/17/2014 21:08 2032mm f10 1/125s ISO 800
Scott's Sky Shots 
What gorgeous shots! I especially like the composition of the 2nd photo, just stunning. To be more poetic than scientific or artistic, the tower in the foreground gives the impression of being a ladder to the moon. Ray Bradbury, where are you when we need you!
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