May was the Super Moon of the year, when the full moon was going to be the closest to the earth.  We drove up to Topanga Canyon to get a mountaintop view.  We waited at the Top of Topanga, along with many others who were also awaiting the lunar spectacle.  However, the viewpoint faced mostly north, towards the valley.  The church located at the next viewpoint over, was higher up, and stuck out more and had a better eastward vision.  We decided we'd take the chance and find a better location.  As we drove back towards the ocean, we winded down a bit and headed into a neighborhood enclave, but there were too many houses and no space to see east.  We then turned down Viewridge.  At that point, we were a little disoriented, and I was trying to re-establish which direction was which, and we were also frazzled that we would miss the moon over the horizon.  Then, all of a sudden, there it was: directly infront of us, giant, radiant, so obvious and in our face.  We squealed in glee and jumped out of the car, got in the middle of the road, and I rested my camera on the ground since I hadn't brought my tripod.  And these are the images we captured. 

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Date: May 5

Location: 8 hours west of GMT

Moon Rose at: 7:37pm

Sun Set at: 5:59pm