Super Moon Tonight

[Bocefish]

On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years.

"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. "I'd say it's worth a look."

Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other (apogee): diagram. Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit.

 

[BloodRed87]

It's all overcast, rain and wind here tonight, so no big moon sighting for me. Damn mother nature. :disgust:

 

[Mikeythegeek]

It's all overcast, rain and wind here tonight, so no big moon sighting for me. Damn mother nature. :disgust:

Except for the rain and wind, i'm in the same boat.

 

[bigsancho]

Nothing but rain and wind here as well in the bay area

 

[AlexLady]

I got to see this moon rise and be harvested

 

[Bocefish]

Here it was over London

More images can be seen here:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...supermoon-pictures-biggest-full-moon-science/