dimarec
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Post by dimarec on Mar 19, 2011 13:20:47 GMT -5
The biggest moon in 20 years happens today! Have a really good night and beware of the werewolf science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/(downloaded March 19, 2011) Super Full Moon March 16, 2011: Mark your calendar. 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. "The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. "I'd say it's worth a look." 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 than the other (apogee): diagram. Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit. Super Full Moon (movie strip, 550px) Above: Perigee moons are as much as 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser full Moons.
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Post by BegToDiffer on Mar 21, 2011 13:11:45 GMT -5
Saw that moon. It was an awesome sight. Thanks for the information.
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dimarec
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Post by dimarec on Mar 21, 2011 19:27:15 GMT -5
You're welcome! I too had a nice time trying to take a picture of it. Of course, she always was behind the clouds when she looked fuller. Still, it was a very nice night down here.
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