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Get Ready For A Full Moon

March 03, 2015

Here is a repost from my Friend Pat Brown entitled "Full Moon Alert"

Here are the best days and times to shoot the upcoming full moon. The times listed are for Morro Bay, CA, but other locations in San Luis Obispo county will vary by only a couple of minutes. For locations further away, see the programs below.

Bear in mind that these moonrise and moonset times are based on a flat horizon (such as the ocean). Add 20 - 30 minutes to the moonrise time if there are hills on your horizon for moonrise and subtract 20 - 30 minutes from the moonset time if there are hills on your horizon for moonset.

Moonrise 
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Moon rises at 5:26 p.m. 
Sun sets at 6:01 p.m. 
Best shooting from 5:26 – 6:56 p.m. 
(Between moonrise and the end of nautical twilight)

Moonset 
Friday, March 6, 2015
Moon sets at 6:48 a.m.
Sun rises at 6:26 a.m.
Best shooting from 5:31 - 6:48 a.m.
(Between the beginning of nautical twilight and moonset)

To locate a suitable location, try one of the following programs.

Heavenly Opportunity (Windows only)
$16 to download
http://ho.fossilcreeksoft.com/

The Photographer’s Ephemeris (Windows, Apple)
Free on computers, $4.99 - $8.99 for mobile devices (Android & Apple)
http://stephentrainor.com/tools
http://photoephemeris.com/

PhotoPills (iPhone or iPod Touch only)   
$9.99
http://www.photopills.com/

Focalware (iPhone), $4.99
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/focalware/id299490222?mt=8

LightTrac(iPhone), $4.99 
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lighttrac/id392892355?mt=8

LightTrac (Android), $4.99
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rivolu.lighttrac&hl=en

Solar and Moon Calculator (Android), Free
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/news_and_magazines/solar-and-moon-calculator_izju.html

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