Full Moon Photos

Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline at dusk, Space Needle at right.
Location: Seattle, Washington
Image ID: 13661  

Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 27733  

Little Corona Beach, at night under a full moon, waves lit by moonlight.
Location: Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 28866  

Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove.
Species: Ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 28535  

Full Moon rising over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Harbor Island. Mount San Miguel is to the right, Lyons Peak to the left, in the distance.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 29121  

Lunar Eclipse Sequence, the path of the moon through the sky as it progresses from being fully visible (top) to fully eclipsed (middle) to almost fully visible again (bottom), viewed through Arch Rock, April 4 2015.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 30713  

Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015.
Image ID: 31868  
Panorama dimensions: 6053 x 10673

Lunar Eclipse Sequence Over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve. While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. October 8, 2014.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 29412  

Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 28461  

Venus sets over Manley Beacon and the Panamint Mountains, viewed from Zabriskie Point, landscape lit by a full moon, evening, stars.
Location: Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 28677  

El Capitan and clouds lit by full moon, stars, evening.
Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28695  

Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 29118  

Big Corona Beach, aka Corona del Mar State Beach, at night lit by full moon, Newport Beach.
Location: Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 28865  

Full moon with 22-degree lunar halo, Joshua Tree National Park. The lunar halo (not to be cofused with lunar corona) forms when moonlight refracts through high altitude ice crystals. As no light is refracted at angles smaller than 22-degrees the sky is darker inside the halo.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 30711  

Full Moon Setting Over SIO Pier in the moments just before sunrise, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37509  

Cormorants and sea lions on Seal Rock, at night, waves lit by full moon.
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Image ID: 28864  

Jet Airliner Silhouetted Against Supermoon Eclipse, at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015.
Image ID: 31869  

Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015. The arch and surrounding landscape are illuminated by the faint light of the fully-eclipsed blood red moon. Light from the sun has passed obliquely through the Earth's thin atmosphere, taking on a red color, and is then reflected off the moon and reaches the Earth again to light the arch. The intensity of this light is so faint that the Milky Way can be seen clearly at the same time.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 30717  
Panorama dimensions: 8903 x 14184

Lunar eclipse sequence. While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. October 8, 2014.
Image ID: 29411  
Panorama dimensions: 8000 x 8000

Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, over Juniper and Standing Rock, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014.
Image ID: 29204  

Full Moon Rising over Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 29420  

Full moon over Zabriskie Point landscape.
Location: Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 28676  

Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28697  

Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28702  

Full Moon and Earth Shadow over Haleakala crater, Maui, Hawaii. The dark band on the horizon is the shadow of the earth, while the lighter pink band is atmosphere that is still lit by the setting sun.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 34517