Full Moon at Purgatory
Fri, Feb 23
|Carpool from Pioneer Park to Purgatory
The full moon will be rise during blue hour above the mountains east of Purgatory. We will find an open spot in the Purgatory resort parking that faces ENE where the moon will rise. Bring your camera, a tripod, telephoto lens, and warm clothing.
Time & Location
Feb 23, 2024, 4:45 PM – 6:45 PM
Carpool from Pioneer Park to Purgatory, 261 E 37th St, Durango, CO 81301, USA
Guests
About the Event
The moon will rise above the mountains to the east of Purgatory around 6:10PM. We will leave the parking lot of Pioneer Park at 5pm. We will drive to Purgatory Resort parking lot and find our shooting locations. Golden hour starts at 5:23pm and blue hour starts at 6:14pm. We should be done by 6:45 or so and will then drive back to Pioneer Park carpool location. The azimuth of the moon will be ~78 degrees.
Please remember this is not a workshop with instructors. The purpose of this outing is to practice. If you are new to photographing the moon, here's a good article on how to photograph the moon. https://www.lightstalking.com/how-to-photograph-the-moon/ Please come with a plan of how you are going to shoot the moon and be prepared to experiment as needed.