[Astronews] FW: APOD - Super Moon vs. Micro Moon

[IAAS Monthly Astronomy Newsletter]

Thanks, Burness! I managed to get a photo of it late this morning! Very
pretty! Hoping to catch it as it rises tonight, as well.

Kimmie - K3KIM

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 7:02 AM, IAAS Monthly Astronomy Newsletter <
astronews at ki0ar.com> wrote:

> Super Moon today Nov. 14. Hope everyone can get out this evening to see it.
>
> Burness Ansell
>
> Publisher, IAAS Monthly Astronomy Newsletter
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> *Sent:* Sunday, November 13, 2016 18:55
> *To:* Burness Ansell
> *Subject:* APOD - Super Moon vs. Micro Moon
>
>
> Astronomy Picture of the Day
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> Discover the cosmos! <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html> Each day
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> 2016 November 13
> [image: See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
> resolution version available.]
> <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1611/supermicromoon_paduraru_900.jpg>
>
> *Super Moon vs. Micro Moon *
> *Image Credit & Copyright: *Catalin Paduraru
>
> *Explanation: *What is so super about tomorrow's supermoon? Tomorrow
> <http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/novembers-spectacular-supermoon>,
> a full moon will occur that appears slightly larger and brighter than
> usual. The reason is that the Moon's full
> <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161012.html>y illuminated phase occurs
> within a short time from perigee - when the Moon is its closest to the
> Earth in its elliptical orbit. Although the precise conditions that define
> a supermoon <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWAN0FwfD5M> vary,
> tomorrow's supermoon will undoubtedly qualify because it will be the
> closest, largest, and brightest full moon in over 65 years
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTEQMemI3Pc>. One reason supermoons
> <http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-supermoon> are popular is because
> they are so easy to see -- just go outside and sunset and watch an
> impressive full moon rise! Since perigee actually occurs tomorrow morning,
> tonight's full moon <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160201.html>, visible
> starting at sunset <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111127.html>, should also
> be impressive. Pictured here, a supermoon
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoon> from 2012 is compared to a
> micromoon -- when a full Moon occurs near the furthest part of the Moon's
> orbit -- so that it appears smaller and dimmer than usual. Given many
> definitions, at least one supermoon
> <http://www.universetoday.com/102763/what-is-a-super-moon/> occurs each
> year, with another one coming next month (moon-th). However, a full moon
> will not come this close to Earth again until 2034.
>
> *Tomorrow's picture: *Earth, spaceship, Moon
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*Sincerely,*
*Kimberly Thornton*
*Kimberly Thornton Photography*
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