Since the ‘true’ supermoon over 2011, it seems that each year we have more and more appearances of the so-called supermoon.  The term originally was meant for the full moon which was at its closest proximity to the earth in nearly two decades and thus would appear 17% larger.  The supermoons now are labels added to the closest proximity of the moon to the Earth for a given year.  In 2014, we are due to have three such supermoons.

With that being said, I am always up for capturing an image of a full moon over Marblehead (supermoon or not).  So, with that in mind, I headed out to Fort Sewall again where I had captured an image of Glover’s Regiment marching under the light of the full moon the night before.  There was no marching to be seen on this night but the moon came up an hour later and thus presented some beautiful colors.

I had planned the supermoon’s trajectory the day before and noted it would cross Marblehead Light at one point.  And so, as it rose, I moved further and further along the path circling Fort Sewall to capture the supermoon rising over Marblehead Light.  This was one of my favorites.