Biggest Full Moon of the Year

Started by Thorin, December 12, 2008, 08:50:49 AM

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Thorin

December 12, 2008, 08:50:49 AM
This is cool, tonight's full moon happens four hours after the moon hits its perigee (the point at which its orbit brings it closest to the Earth).  It'll be a bright moon!  Now lets hope there isn't a bunch of cloud cover.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/09dec_fullmoon.htm?friend
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Mr. Analog

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December 12, 2008, 10:18:03 PM
Damn! Clouds!
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Darren Dirt

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December 13, 2008, 09:33:49 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on December 12, 2008, 10:18:03 PM
Damn! Clouds!

One of my girls mentioned she saw the moon looking huge the night before, too bad I only heard about The Special Event on the 12th, so didn't look for it the day before when it wasn't uber-ugly weather...
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December 13, 2008, 10:41:53 AM
It didnt look particularly big last night or the night before out here, but it was super bright. But nothing can compare to the MASSIVE moon I saw when I was a kid in ponoka. it looked like it was hovering over the 7/11.
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Mr. Analog

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December 13, 2008, 12:17:18 PM
The moon will look largest closer to the equator. It is a magnification effect of our atmosphere and also the best time to photograph the moon :)

A similar effect can be seen with the sun, and it is enhanced by humidity.
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