I was awakened this morning just before 5.30am. Despite the drawn curtains, the bedroom was unusually brighter than normal, unlike previous nights. It was moonlight trying to stream its way into the room and lighting up the curtains! That could mean only two things. One, it has to be the full moon. And two, the sky was clear after several days of light rain and thick cloud cover. Sure enough, there was a bright orb of light hanging low in the sky. My mind was alert enough to make me jump out of bed and seek out my camera to record the moment.
The moon was 99.5% illuminated. It was already waning but still full enough. According to astronomy websites, the exact full moon occurred yesterday at 11.26am local time, which meant that a full 18 hours had passed before I took the pictures. But the sky last night, like many previous nights, was thick with clouds because of the low-pressure depression and accompanying rain that had swept over the peninsula during the weekend. So no moon to be seen then.
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| 1/1000s, f5.6, ISO 2000 |
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| Moon halo 1/30s, f5.6, ISO 2000 |
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