The last SUPERMOON of 2014 is
set to rise on Tuesday, September 9.
It will be the FIFTH SUPERMOON
of this year.
I DID EXPERIENCE THIS SUPER BUCK MOON IN JULY 2014. IT STARTED OUT AS A FUSCIA PINK IN COLOR 3 DIMENSIONAL SPHERE.
The term “super moon” describes
a moon that is closer to Earth than usual.
Because of how close the supermoon is, it can
appear as much as 14 percent larger in the sky and 30 percent brighter to
our eyes than normal moons, according to NASA.
The term came from astrologer
Richard Nolle over 30 years ago, and is only now coming into popular usage,
according to EarthSky. Nolle said a supermoon is “a new or full moon which
occurs with the moon at or near (within 90 percent of) its closest approach to
Earth in a given orbit.”
NASA notes that the scientific
term for the phenomenon is “perigee moon.”
“Full Moons vary in size
because of the oval shape of the Moon’s orbit. The Moon follows an elliptical
path around Earth with one side (perigee) about 50,000 kilometers closer than
the other (apogee). Full Moons that occur on the perigee side of the Moon’s
orbit seem extra big and bright,” it said in a recent blog post.
“This coincidence happens three
times in 2014. On July 12th and Sept 9th the Moon becomes full on the same day
as perigee. On August 10th it becomes full during the same hour as perigee—arguably
making it an extra-super Moon.”
There are actually six
supermoons projected for next year–on January 20, February 18, March 20, August
29, September 28, October 27.
I EXPERIENCED THIS SUPER MOON IN AUGUST 2014.
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