Update: It was a lovely event last evening. There will be another. Watch the news. Thanks for viewing.
Well, it’s that time again for the Supermoon. This little diary is for those who will have clear skies tonight and want to see the Moon closer than normal. Any time there is a full moon, it is a nice thing to see.
First, a little sciency stuff. For much more about this phenomenon see OBSERVING BLOG by Shari Balouchi in Sky and Telescope magazine.
- The Moon takes about a month to orbit Earth.
- The Moon does not orbit in a circle.
- During the closest part of the orbit it is called Perigee.
- When things are closer they look bigger. The Moon will look a few 14% bigger than at Apogee.
- The Moon will be closest and biggest at 6:32 AM CDT Sunday, below the horizon in the US.
You can still see it. Go outside and face East after 8 PM CDT or SW before 3 AM CDT. It will appear almost as large as at 6:32 AM. I hope you get to see it.
NASA
Happy viewing…Jim
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