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

[IAAS Monthly Astronomy Newsletter]

Thanks Burness!
Wanted to get moon-setting this am, but missed it....However, the attached shot is what I came up with during last nights moon rise through a stand of Spruce trees..(a bit artsy, but you know my style:)
South Park basin, Como, CO area.....
Catch you on the net!
k


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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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Subject: APOD - Super Moon vs. Micro Moon 

 
Astronomy Picture of the Day 
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 
2016 November 13 

Super Moon vs. Micro Moon
Image Credit & Copyright: Catalin Paduraru 
Explanation: What is so super about tomorrow's supermoon? Tomorrow, a full moon will occur that appears slightly larger and brighter than usual. The reason is that theMoon's fully 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 asupermoon vary, tomorrow's supermoon will undoubtedly qualify because it will be the closest, largest, and brightest full moon inover 65 years. One reasonsupermoons 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'sfull moon, visible starting atsunset, should also be impressive. Pictured here, asupermoon 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 onesupermoon 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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