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Supermoon
Tonight sees a Supermoon, the best you'll see for 28 years. A supermoon is a full-moon when the moon is nearest to the Earth.
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Re: Supermoon
Damn - it's pouring with rain in Sydney. ![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
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Re: Supermoon
Clear skies and cold weather in Norway. Beautiful moon. Just explained to my children why the moon is so big.
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Likewise, except for the Norway bit
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Re: Supermoon
Likewise, except for the Norway and the children bits.
The moon appears to be very bright and also very white here.
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The moon appears to be very bright and also very white here.
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Re: Supermoon
Having posted this I nearly forgot to go and have a look
It doesn't look obviously closer than normal, but it certainly is very bright.
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Re: Supermoon
misted slightly when i went to kip but i woke up about midnight and she was shining bright and clear. lovely, but i have to say i've seen far bigger moons, caused by atmospherics of course. would love to some one like today's APOD tho!
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Re: Supermoon
The Moon didn't look any bigger to me either.
I think I read somewhere that the Moon's apparent size would increase by 14%.
If my calculations are correct, the apparent diameter would then only increase by 6%, hence it wouldn't appear obviously bigger.
Then again, my calculations could be wrong![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
I think I read somewhere that the Moon's apparent size would increase by 14%.
If my calculations are correct, the apparent diameter would then only increase by 6%, hence it wouldn't appear obviously bigger.
Then again, my calculations could be wrong
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Re: Supermoon
The moon looked bigger to me, but then again I've just moved into a third-floor flat, on top of a hill ... ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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We like the moon because it is close to us.
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