Photos of the Supermoon over South African Skies and the World
Many South Africans waited patiently tonight – Monday 14 November 2016 – to photograph the biggest, brightest Super Moon (Supermoon) in 68 years… But in KwaZulu-Natal it was bad news for Supermoon spotters… but good news for rhinos as it rained (meaning the poachers couldn’t use the bright light to find rhinos at night). And […]
Many South Africans waited patiently tonight – Monday 14 November 2016 – to photograph the biggest, brightest Super Moon (Supermoon) in 68 years…
But in KwaZulu-Natal it was bad news for Supermoon spotters… but good news for rhinos as it rained (meaning the poachers couldn’t use the bright light to find rhinos at night). And in Gauteng a thunderstorm brought beautiful – but clouded – skies, and the super moon was not visible for a long time…
Until finally it peeped through, between the clouds, and those who had waited were rewarded…
For those who didn’t see it early enough in the evening (the first two hours and last two hours are the best colours), it didn’t seem as huge, as bright or as orange as they’d expected…
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, was one of the few places where the visibility was good and wannabe photographers were able to capture beautiful pictures of the Supermoon…
Kalk Bay, Western Cape, provided a perfect location for Supermoon photos:
South Africans around the world experienced the same as Gauteng and KZN with clouds or rain from the Netherlands and New Zealand to the UK. Here’s the Super Moon that some did see…
For those for whom your Super Moon experience was super-disappointing, there was this:
Is the #supermoon not turning out to be what you expected? Simply slap a tortilla wrap on your window for an authentic experience! pic.twitter.com/Djz7IZAUTh
— Liѕα (@LisaHignett) November 14, 2016
P.S. The moon will still look spectacular tomorrow evening, or you could wait till 2034…
More Supermoon Photos on SAPeople’s Facebook page: