Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Super Full Moon on Nov. 14, 2016.

Monday, November 14, 2016 was a supermoon day. It was the second of the three consecutive supermoon full moons for 2016. I saw the supermoon on Nov. 13, 10.40pm. The view was amazing and awesome. This full moon was not only the closest and brightest supermoon of 2016 but also the largest since January 26,  1948. According to the statement from  NASA we have to wait until Nov.25, 2034  for the next closest supermoon.
2016, the full moons of October, November and December all are supermoons when the moon is at its closest point of approach in its orbit around earth.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 again we can observe the supermoon.
A supermoon happens when a full moon or new moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to earth: also called perigee. A super full moon looks around 12% to 14% bigger than its counterpart, the micromoon. The moo's orbit around the earth is not a perfect circle, but elliptical, with one side closer to earth than the other. As a result of the moon's elliptical orbit, the distance between the moon and earth varies through out the month and year. On average the distance is about 382,900 kilometres. The point on the moon's orbit closest to earth is called the perigee and the point farthest away is the apogee. Supermoon happens when a full moon coincides with its closest approach to earth. Super new moon is when a new moon takes place around its perigee. A micromoon also known as minimoon happens when a full or a new moon is farthest from the earth around the apogee.
The best time to enjoy super full moon is after moonrise when the moon is just above the horizon. The super full moon at this time will look bigger and brighter.

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