Shot at Elliot’s Beach on March 19, 2011 at around 7 p.m. IST. The photo was captured using an Olympus FE-46 digital camera. March 19 is the day of the Super Moon. The waves were higher than usual with water coming in well into the shores more than it usually does! In this image you can see the super moon with its reflection in the ocean waters.
According to NASA, on March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years. Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth. A perigee full Moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," but this is nothing to worry about, according to NOAA. In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. Local geography can amplify the effect to about 15 centimeters (six inches)--not exactly a great flood. For more details refer: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/
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