looksgoodinred Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Will occur this weekend. At its best tomorrow night I believe.If you're into that sort of thing. :thumbs: The moon will appear bigger and brighter - sky-watchers promise this 'supermoon' will be 16% brighter than most when it begins on Saturday at 3.35pm GMT, 11.35am EDT http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0504/Supermoon-Saturday-Why-it-s-the-biggest-brightest-of-2012 A "supermoon" is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, or perigee, leading to the technical name for a supermoon of the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. The association of the Moon with both oceanic and crustal tides has led to claims that the supermoon phenomenon may be associated with increased risk of events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. However, the evidence of such a link is widely held to be unconvincing. Link to comment
riverplate83 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I'll probably see it where i am based..... Link to comment
looksgoodinred Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 I'll probably see it where i am based..... Link to comment
Dandyesque Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I'll probably see it where i am based..... Doubt it very much. Any further away than Mars and you're seeing fuck all. Earth would be favourite- preferably while dark Link to comment
davieb Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Noticed it was brighter and larger last night Link to comment
russellh Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Noticed it was brighter and larger last night Yeah it was quite eery, it looked a lot closer than normal Link to comment
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