14 stargazer’s photos of last night’s astonishing supermoon over Cork
They call it a pink moon.
Cork’s photographers were poised and waiting as darkness fell last night, ready to capture the full glory of a rare April supermoon.
The biggest and brightest full Moon of the year was obscured by cloud in some parts of the city and county, but many watchers managed to snap the perfect photo when the clouds dispersed.
According to Cian O’Regan of Blackrock Castle Observatory, “A Supermoon occurs when the Moon is full while it’s near its closest approach to Earth in its orbit, known as perigee.”
Here are 14 fabulous photos of the spectacle captured in Cork:
The Super Pink Moon in Cork (my shaky hands definitely impacted the photo but oh well)#supermoon #SuperPinkMoon #SuperPinkMoon2020 #astronomy pic.twitter.com/yRH4qWT57g
— Megan O’Brien (@missmegrob) April 7, 2020
Hell of a moon out there tonight guys 😎 #moon #supermoon #fullmoon #photography #nightsky #shutterbug #cork pic.twitter.com/7oaePkB8Hj
— Adrian Connolly (@NotRockysWife) April 7, 2020
The #Supermoon sitting high in the sky over #Cork Ireland tonight #fullmoon #PinkSupermoon pic.twitter.com/rV7I5H9fwN
— Darren Gale (@DarrenGale_1) April 7, 2020
Incredible #supermoon over #Aghada tonight. #Cork pic.twitter.com/hqJTRxH0WP
— John Condon (@JCinOsborne) April 7, 2020
Pink full moon over County Cork , Ireland #pinkmoon #supermoon pic.twitter.com/ACCXC8xxrW
— Grainne Moroney (@localdiscount_s) April 7, 2020
#PinkMoon over Cork tonight #pinkmoon2020 #supermoon #superpinkmooon @tonymtobin1 @KENNYTCORK @johncreedon @corkbeo @BestofCork @PhotosCork pic.twitter.com/wpAfi6c0FE
— Patrick Healy (@pghcork) April 7, 2020
Tonights Supermoon movement behind the Elysian Tower Cork I filmed within my 2km radius @irishexaminer @rte @rtenews #supermoon #cork #ireland #photopills #moon pic.twitter.com/YN0d6QbYxg
— Michael Meade (@Meadephotograph) April 8, 2020
That’s some #SuperMoon this evening #Cork pic.twitter.com/YrWIn7HD4Z
— paul colton (@DrPaulColton) April 7, 2020
A sight that never gets old 🌕
The view of tonight’s #StrawberryMoon from just outside Cork City, #Ireland as it popped over the horizon
Where in the world are you watching tonight’s #Supermoon from? pic.twitter.com/wX4GrRmQy9
— Cian O’Regan (@irishspaceblog) April 7, 2020
April’s Pink #Supermoon over Tivoli Container Coumpound this evening@PortofCork @AstronomyIRL @VirtualAstro @rtenews @Corks96FM @rte @echolivecork #SuperPinkMoon #cork@PhotosCork @pure_cork @ThePhotoHour pic.twitter.com/koVjUi3tmr
— Rob O’Connor (@trebography) April 7, 2020
Tonight’s Supermoon from Cork Harbour… @CobhTourism @CobhTidy @CobhHarCham @VisitCobh @hashtagcobh2020 @deshocks @KENNYTCORK @WilsonWilkie @jonathanlee0312 @corkbeo @PhotosCork pic.twitter.com/iArSjW1MrX
— Cobh Gifts by CMcDonaghPhoto (@C1McD) April 7, 2020
The #supermoon above the SV Tenacious in cork harbour this evening.
The tall ship can be seen from Cobh after letting 8 TY students disembark today after diverting its trip due to #COVID19 #cobh #cork #purecork pic.twitter.com/KKYjnTCBVN
— Aaron Woods (@woodsCOBH) April 7, 2020
The Super Pink Moon in Cork (my shaky hands definitely impacted the photo but oh well)#supermoon #SuperPinkMoon #SuperPinkMoon2020 #astronomy pic.twitter.com/yRH4qWT57g
— Megan O’Brien (@missmegrob) April 7, 2020
#supermoon #SuperPinkMoon #SuperPinkMoon2020 over midleton tonight … bit of cloud cover got in the way #cork pic.twitter.com/FsocCsC3Au
— john cremin (@cremin_j) April 7, 2020
