Tonight is the night of a serious full moon! The moon will be closer to the earth than it has been in almost 20 years - it's called a super full moon.
Read about it here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/
Now, how to photograph it... general rule of thumb is to shoot as f/11 for good depth-of-field. Then, your shutter speed is the equivalent to your film speed. Meaning, if you're shooting at ISO 400, then you want to START with a shutter speed of 1/400th of a second. You can always adjust from there to get the proper exposure, but that's where you want to start.
The moon will start out low on the horizon, when it's not as bright, so I usually start with f/8 and a shutter speed of about 1/250th, then adjust from there. No tripod needed, unless the focal length of your lens is longer than your shutter speed.
So get out there tonight and get snapping! It's going to be BEE-YOO-TEE-FULL!!
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