I’ve been hearing all week about the SuperMoon that was happening today, so I just knew it had to be my pic of the day whatever else caught my eye!
The SuperMoon is so called because today it will be it’s closest to Earth this evening for about nineteen or so years but what makes it Super is the fact that it will also be a Full Moon tonight too. This makes it seem much closer and much more brighter than normal.
Today’s daily newspaper informed us that the best time to see this would be about 6.10pm so I went and had a look at that time, but it was still very light and no sign of the moon at all.
I went out about half an hour later and still no moon! When I next looked to see the SuperMoon about three quarters of an hour later, this is what I saw.
Original photograph taken by me today 19 March 2011 - copyright 2011
For several hours before this clouds had started to block out the sky. It had been a beautiful sunny day with blue blue sky and no clouds. I wasn’t surprised to see the clouds because every time there is something to see in the sky like a meteor shower, an eclipse, or anything else it always seems to be a blanket of clouds and we never get to see the phenomenon!
So, in my photograph of the SuperMoon it does not appear to be anything other than the norm! It certainly did not look as if it was closer to us and certainly did not look any brighter. The clouds gave it a hazy effect so I must say I was a bit disappointed in this.
I took another pic and zoomed in as close as I could get.
Original photograph taken by me today 19 March 2011 - copyright 2011
It seems to me that when the Moon is normal and not in any way Super, it is possible to see so much more just by looking at it, than I saw in these photographs when it is supposed to be a wonderful sight. Or it could be me not taking good enough pics!
I popped out later to see if I could get better photographs but the Moon was all but completely hidden by the much more dense clouds! I bet the Moon will look super tomorrow when I won’t be taking a pic of it. 
