Stunning Supermoon Shots and Unexpected Surprises: A Photographer's Journey in 2023

Photographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee captured all four supermoons in 2023, including the Buck Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Blue Moon, and Harvest Moon. Using a Nikon D5600 with a Sigma 100-600 mm lens, Mukherjee created stunning composite images by stacking 200 RAW photos and processing them in software. Despite dealing with cloud cover, he managed to capture each supermoon from the same location in Kolkata, India. Supermoons occur when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, appearing larger and brighter than regular full moons. The blue supermoon in August was particularly special as it was the second full Moon in a calendar month and occurred when the Moon was 18,000 miles closer than usual.