That’s “cold” as in “Cold Moon” is the name of the December full Moon, so while it was nippy in SoCal, it wasn’t really cold.
With the Moon rising to the northeast, it came up right behind these power line towers as seen from the kitchen. It looked bitchin’!
To get the shot from the back yard, however, I was on a small ladder way off at the side of the yard. No problemo!
A couple of minutes later, from my usual spot on the pergola, the Moon was starting to get into a thin layer of clouds at almost the EXACT moment of being full. The Moon was 100.00% full at 17:00 PST – this picture was taken at 16:49, just eleven minutes away from being full.
Near perigee (the closest point to Earth in its eliptical orbit) the Moon was something like 30% brighter than it would be at apogee (the furthest point from Earth). Thus the “super” Moon.
It was stunning to see!
We Love The Stars Too Fondly 