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Super Moon 2017...


The first (and only) super moon of 2017 will occur on December 3rd.

What exactly is a super moon?

The moon does not orbit the Earth in a circle, but an ellipse. As such, there are times when the moon is at its farthest point from the Earth (apogee) or its closest point to the Earth (perigee).


When a full moon coincides with its perigee, it is called a super moon.

As a result, the moon will appear about 16% brighter and 7% larger than usual.
Bean1746-50, F
Hooray for super moons! Hopefully the weather will cooperate for at least one of the ones occurring in the next couple of months.馃槄
drymer56-60, M
What is a Super Moon? It's just one of those over-hyped astronomical things that make their way to the news, were ridiculously misleading images (such as the giant moon here) make clueless people people think something truly "amazing" will happen, and then get sorely disappointed when they realize that what they see is nothing like in the pictures...
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diablesse56-60, F
I got a good look at an almost full moon yesterday appearing before the sun had even set. I only wish I wasn't driving so I could have snapped a picture of how beautiful it looked over the mountain tops.
akindheart61-69, F
i watched and the super moon didn't look all that big..but there is that word i could not remember...perigee
drymer56-60, M
@akindheart "the super moon didn't look all that big"... Like I said...
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akindheart61-69, F
@drymer i didn't scroll down and read your comment.
MagentaF
Sweet! It was gorgeous coming up..silhouetting the bare stark tree branches, before it was even dark last night. 馃寱
CoffeeFirst56-60, F
Now I really do have a good reason to take the dogs out after dark...besides the hope of poops. 馃檭

 
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