• Monday-What'sUP September 25 - 09:14 am

Frederic W. Koski has captured himself a glowing full moon, rising over Lake Superior and her shoreline. I'm sure there's a scientific reason, but I'm guessing the moon appears so large in this photo, because many folks feel like they're in heaven when spending time here UP North. It makes sense then that we must be closer to the moon here than anywhere else, right? :->

Beautiful!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Today starts more darkness than daylight right?

What a great picture!!!

Absolutely beautiful!

Good Morning all. I Hope everyone has a great week.

I think the moon will be full on Wednesday and this one's called the Harvest Moon, but that looks pretty full to me.

A scientific reason you want, hmmm?? Well, it's simply a matter of our mind playing tricks on us and the larger moon being an optical illusion. I've attached a neat little website that explains the Ponzo Illusion and how it works with a couple of illustrations.......

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/exmoon.htm

I vividly remember coming UP, driving west on 28 I think, in the Newberry area. I looked in my rearview mirror after dark and a HUGE full moon encompassed the road behind me. It was an amazing sight to see, and I'll never forget it!

Its huge

I'm gonna have to try the rolled up tube experiment.
Thanks Capt. !
And all along I thought the moon size had to do with how hungry I was at the time (ya know the saying.. eyes bigger when yer hungry ??)

It also appears larger with a long lens, in this case 200mm. This was captured right before the last eclipse, almost full.

~speechless!~

Thank you Mr. Koski! It just became my screen
saver. Doubt we will be seeing the full moon this time around. Snow/rain clouds welcomed in Fall in Idaho/Mt/WY. Snow on the borders per that chipper weather guy this a.m.

It looks like you can see the man in the moon!

When the Moon hits your eyes like a big pizza pie that's called what? I love it!

Thats Amore'!!

It's called Amore'!
Trying to bring back memories eh David?

That would be amore. Great picture. Welcome back Deb.

Yes,that's it! Now if i could just remember her name. I been calling her Honey for so long now. It was a well Moonlite night last nite here in the Smoky's.

Wonderful picture!!

Great shot.Fred hope you dont mined but I saved for my desk top

Beautiful...i was lucky enough to catch a similiar sight in the sky in Little Traverse, over Superior, when I was on vacation there this summer:)

Beautiful.....thanks for the picture Mr Koski....and thank you Captian for the great info...interesting. It will always amaze me that God provides us with such beauty to see. Things like this make me sit back and think of what the word says.....God knows when a sparrow falls...why should I worry, I am in His hands. He is an awesome Father......God Bless you all...

Great Shot, It looks like that is Louis Point with that tree leaning at the tip of the point. Probably taken from around Big Traverse.

Very cool picture! We have seen a number of scenes like that in the flesh, but we never had our camera at the right time to get a picture! Well done!

looking through a thicker part of the atmosphere has a magnifying effect thus a moon that looks larger than it really is and theres more the moon is closer when it is overhead how about that i remain walter p

Great picture of the moon, when we're up in November (4 wheelin, not really hunting) Marty always threatens to show us the "dark side of the moon"! lol

Great Shot Fred and I've been by that point many times. I'll leave it up to someone else to guess where.

That picture is amazing! I wish my moon pictures looked like that!