By Helio de Carvalho Vital | 2026-01-01
When the Moon Learned the Shape of Earth
On 12/05/2025 05:55 pm by Jelieta Walinski Ph.D | Website | Desert Bloom Observatory, Montezuma Pass, Saguaro NPW, AZ, USA
Across three months of 2025, the Moon revealed itself not as a distant wanderer, but as a companion shaped by place and perspective. The Harvest, Beaver, and Cold Supermoons—each captured with the Seestar S50—rise from desert observatory, mountain pass, and saguaro land. Scientifically, a supermoon occurs when the full Moon coincides with perigee, appearing slightly larger and brighter. Artistically, its true power emerges when framed by Earth’s silhouettes. These images remind us that even our nearest celestial neighbor becomes more meaningful when grounded—because humanity, Earth, and sky are never separate stories.
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The October Supermoon is a stacked image from the video I captured at the Desert Bloom Observatory. The November image I grabbed it from the video I captured at Montezuma Pass, AZ. The 3 rd Image is I grabbed it from the video I captured at the Saguaro National Park West, AZ. All processed in photoshop enchanced contrast, do a subtle sharpening, and cropping.