This lunar show will be the second act in a trio of supermoons that are gracing our skies this summer. Thanks to coincidental timing of the moon being at its closest approach to Earth for 2014, at 221,765 miles (356,896 kilometers) away, while in its full phase this week our planet’s companion will appear 16 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual. While some are calling it a supermoon, the astronomical community prefers to use the term “perigee full moon,” and point out that they are not all that rare since the alignment between a full moon phase with perigee occurs every year. In 2014 there are three supermoons—on July 12, August 10, and September 9, when the moon becomes full on the same day as perigee. newswatch.nationalgeographic/2014/08/07/catch-the-extra-supermoon-this-weekend/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20140808ngnw-supermoon&utm_campaign=Content&sf4050587=1
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:57:11 +0000
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