Nasa says its closest approach occurred at 11:21 GMT on Monday when the moon comes within 221,523 miles.
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Weather conditions permitting, it should be quite a sight for gawkers and photographers alike.
When the sun, the moon, and Earth line up as the moon orbits Earth, that’s known as syzygy.
“If the Earth and moon were the only objects in the universe and we were totally flexible and solid, every closest point (perigee) and every farthest point (apogee) would be identical for eternity”.
The next time it will come as close as this to Earth again will be in 2034. NASA astronomers estimated that it was 14 per cent larger than a typical full moon.
November 14 supermoon is neither the first nor the last such event in the current year.
The moon rises over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.
He informed that an astrologer, Richard Nolle, coined the term super moon over 30 years ago, but now many in astronomy use it as well. This is the reason why people are so drawn to seeing this rare moment since they will have to wait a long time for the next supermoon after 2016. The next such phenomenon will occur on November 25, 2034.
Impressive time-lapse footage of the “super moon” rising above the Australian desert town Alice Springs overnight.
Monday’s event was billed as the biggest and best in a series of three supermoons.
That’s because the moon’s 27 day, 7 hour, 43 minute orbit around the Earth isn’t a ideal circle, but an ellipse.
The moon can get just as close to earth in other moon phases, like a half moon or crescent moon.
Attractive footage of a particularly large full moon, filmed over the Scottish Highlands at the weekend.
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As a result, this Supermoon appeared 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than it does at its smallest and was the largest and brightest Supermoon since January 26, 1948.
