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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 8 Sep 2014

    Be sure to use a Super Telephoto lens tonight. It’ll help you convince people that you actually photographed a Super Moon.

    7:13 PM - 8 Sep 2014
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      1. DAK  🏳️‍🌈‏ @DKwiatkowski23 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Also, use Photoshop to add a cape.

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      1. maggie loves comedy‏ @tgoddess 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Done and done! :-)pic.twitter.com/9mx0yKeHEB

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      2.  🦇 Bats Can Kill Ya  🦇‏ @ZakKinsella 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson What if I just take a picture of my butt with that lens?

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      3. Artisan.Sosa  🏳️‍🌈‏ @sosagamboa 8 Sep 2014
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        @ZakKinsella @neiltyson súper butt

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      2. mark_z_‏ @MarkZiemke 8 Sep 2014
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        mark_z_ Retweeted Barry Butler

        @neiltyson At least give @barrybutler9 some serious credit:https://twitter.com/barrybutler9/status/509150203736489985 …

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        Barry Butler @barrybutler9
        Chicago Harvest Supermoon @WBBMNewsradio @ABC7Chicago @TammieSouza @NBCAndyAvalos @ObservingSpace @NASA @WSJ @ABC pic.twitter.com/0tO5xpNatn
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      1. Tim A. Miller‏ @tedd4u 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson http://flic.kr/p/oRqxgB  SuperMoon Sept Edition (definitely a telephoto lens)

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      1. Lordless Leigh‏ @chuck4219 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson -Just went outside to look at Super Moon. Something scratched me on the neck. Neil do you know anything about Lycanthropy?

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      1. Dave Acosta‏ @davedrawsgood 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Haters going to hate.

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      1. alexa perez olalla‏ @alexaprzz 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Neil, how do you know so much about EVERYTHING? Teach me your ways.

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      1. The Kiwi Dawn‏ @FabKiwi06 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I mean... It's a nice moon and all, but can it stop a speeding train? #supermoon

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      1. Magnificent bastard. Long may you rock..‏ @irolands 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson not quite super... but always cool (not Super Telephoto lens were harmed in the filming)pic.twitter.com/mTUEzpsEtx

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      1. Dave Clark‏Verified account @DaveClark_AFP 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Or just crop in tighter in post

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      1. erika‏ @spookydavis 8 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson throwin shade

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      1. Russ‏ @RussDCA 9 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Just this second looked at it. Gorgeous.

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      1. Russell Bateman‏ @RussellBateman1 9 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Would a 44.5 million pixel image with a 5.5 M2 print size at 72 dpi be considered a Super Moon? :-Dhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/62734435@N02/15189673602/ …

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      1. Fergal Keating‏ @FergalKeating 9 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I stood on a ladder too...

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      1. Steve Clay‏ @sclay115 9 Sep 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Be sure to use a Super Telephoto lens tonight. It’ll help you convince people that you actually photographed a Super Moon.” #fb

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      1. Jay Brausch‏ @BigDogStar 9 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson 400mm or larger telephoto lens. Each 50mm = 1x more magnification.

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