Super Hunter's Moon tonight

[Steve Carlton]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-super-hunters-moon-tonight-the-biggest-and-brightest-full-moon-of-the-year-180985277/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50323058&spUserID=ODg3NDcwNDgyMTU1S0&spJobID=2802014595&spReportId=MjgwMjAxNDU5NQS2

[cabmandone]

I got arrested for that once.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by cabmandone

I got arrested for that once.

LOL! You're lucky you didn't get shot for mooning hunters.

[masraum]

The article that I saw said that the moment of peak fullness occurred this morning at 726am (EDT, I think). And the "super" bit meant that the moon appeared 7% larger.

[Steve Carlton]

As the moon orbits Earth, it charts an elliptical path—meaning sometimes it’s a bit farther from our planet and at other times slightly closer. The moon’s most distant point in its orbit is called its apogee, and its nearest point—which it approaches during a supermoon—is called the perigee. In general, a supermoon refers to a full moon within at least 90 percent of perigee.

The moon doesn’t come close enough to have a dramatic effect on us—the difference between supermoon tides and regular full moon tides is an “almost negligible” couple of inches, according to Royal Museums Greenwich. Still, it can make the moon extra dazzling.

Compared to a regular full moon, a supermoon appears 7 percent larger in the sky. And compared to a smaller-than-usual “micromoon” at apogee, a supermoon appears 14 percent larger. Viewing a side-by-side image comparison makes this obvious.



It looks like they're marking the 7% increase in one dimension, which means the surface area should be about 14% bigger. Plus it's brighter. I really like the Smithsonian Magazine. I send gift subscriptions to friends who thirst for knowledge...

[rockfan4]

I woke up this morning, glanced at the window and thought I'd left the yard light on overnight. Nope, just the moon, bright enough to cast shadows.

[pwd72s]

Old man gets up to pee...walked past the window. Yep, it was bright out there.