16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Supermoon over Sandia Crest

This image depicts the full (super)moon at the moment it rose over the rim of the Sandia Crest, part of the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, NM. The most prominent radio tower lining the crest is shown in silhouette, sitting at over 10,000 feet above sea level.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2017
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © Paul Schmit