Lunar Tick

The Full Moon Sits Low Over Melbourne

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

If you looked twice at this photograph, then I guess it's a good shot. Shortly before dawn this morning I was on the freeway when I noticed how low the full moon was. It's a strange thing and maybe someone can explain it scientifically, but of all the countries I've visited, I've never seen the moon as big as I do here in Australia. I just had to get a shot, but because it was inky blackness all round me, there was nothing to put the moon in perspective. So I did the next best thing and took the nearest exit ramp. Lucky I did, because I realised immediately what I had to do. I pulled over, snatched my Pentax and quickly fired off five frames. This was the first. The two red-and-yellow lights are the tail lights of a ute (okay, a pickup for those of you in the US). The remaining four red spots are traffic lights, while the others are street lights. So, which is the moon? It's the white light, on the top left.