Did you miss it last time? Here's another chance. While not as big as the May 2012 Supermoon, tonight's moon will be almost a large. Plus, this time you can get the beginning of a partial lunar eclipse.
The moon will be largest just before it sets at 6:16 AM Monday morning, which is during the first of the lunar eclipse.
- Penumbral eclipse starts – 04:48 AM
- Partial eclipse starts – 06:00 AM
- Sunrise - 6:12 AM
- Moon set - 6:16 AM
If you live in the Tri-Cities area you won't see much of the eclipse because it starts just before the moon sets. The moon light will be dimmer after 4:48 when it passes into the penumbral shadow of the earth, which will give it more of an orange tint and may make it easier to photograph because it won't be as bright. Plus the it will be in the hour before sunrise, which will make the sky twilight blue and also give some details to objects near the horizon. The photo below was taken during a similar time last month.
Here's a website that will give you some more info
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-june-2012.html
If you want to know where to go to get the best view of the moon set, check out
The Photographers Emphemeris, which is free for Macs and PCs and has inexpensive versions for iPhones and Android phones. I use it all the time.
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