It's here at last, the previous one in 1948 just after the Second Great War, and the next one scheduled for 2034 (the supermoon, not another Great War), assuming we humans are still present on the Earth to view it. Taking its photo, however, was a bit trickier than I'd imagined. 


First, I had trouble catching it rising just above the horizon, as the Koolau Mountains were in the way, meaning that our first view in Honolulu would be at least 45 degrees above horizon, causing Supermoon to optic...


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