As have all of you this month. What a fabulously bright month it has been, and the last few days have been particularly bright thanks to the moon. Although my header and first two squares are actually from March. When I was scheduling April Bright Squares I wasn’t certain if I would be able to capture the April moon, so I thought it best to be prepared with some I had taken earlier.

The March full moon was known as the Worm Moon and it was still wriggling across the sky the following morning which is when I decided to zoom in.

I still find it extraordinary that I can can take this kind of shot of the moon with a hand held camera. Technology is amazing.

The photograph below is the April full moon, yes like a few of you I managed to get a shot! An April full moon is known as the Pink Moon, or Egg Moon or in some parts of the world as the Sprouting Grass Moon. The names reflecting what is happening on earth rather than the colour of or happenings on the moon.

April’s moon is/was closer than the March moon, which is why it is known as a super moon and why so many people have been photographing it. It just looks enormous. Apparently the technical name is a perigee syzygy or a full Moon around perigee.

What do you think – does the full moon in March look very different to April’s full moon? As far as I was concerned I found March much easier to photograph. Despite the moon being closer this week, and therefore larger, I struggled with focusing Monday night. Maybe the Somerset air was affecting me, or perhaps it was the knowledge that squares is almost over for another month. I cannot believe it is my penultimate Bright Square. Actually maybe it isn’t as I have yet to prepare the final gallery!

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  1. Well, we’ll need to pencil in a day or two for that gallery! 🙂 🙂 I wasn’t paying much attention to the moon as we strolled back from town last night. Just grateful to be there after the day’s adventures.

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        2. The phone is a long-running saga. I haven’t been able to make a single call on it since I bought it. It’s just come back from repair this morning, and … guess what? The camera is just having a tweak.

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  8. I see the moon, and the moon sees me!! LOVE all your moon photos, March’s and April’s!! Interesting March was easier to photograph. Beautiful ending almost… Can’t believe April is almost over!! 💖

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  9. Great click and fantastic view!
    Moon photography is always fascinating!
    Of course some trial and errors.Some struggles.Attempts to get good angles etc.
    I shoot not less than 50 to 60 shots to get the best one.
    How many clicks you tried to get these beautiful ones?

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    1. awww thank you so much – usually I take up to 100 shots of the moon, but didn’t in April. Only about a dozen then. So you are right that is probably the reason!

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  14. Great photos, Becky. We saw the pink moon at Hervey Bay and it was indeed huge. I’ve scheduled tomorrow’s last post of the month because we’ll be out of range of reception and I’ve linked it to this post as well. Looking forward to catching up with everyone’s last days next week.

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    1. So glad you saw it, and what a wonderful feeling to be out of reception! Enjoy the break – and look forward to catching up with you next week too

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  15. They are fantastic captures, I’m envious you managed to well. I tried with my S10 but got too many beams of light, I should have tried with my Canon Powershot.

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    1. Thank you so much. My Nikon does have a moon setting which helps, although I didn’t use it Monday night as I was distracted by the sunset!

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  20. We saw the amazing moon here in Australia named the Pink Moon after a particular flower from Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. So special indeed. Denyse

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