Saturday, August 9, 2014

Most “super” supermoon of 2014 on Aug 9-10

Brightest supermoon 100% visible



The moon will not be so close again until the full moon of September 28, 2015. In other words, it’s not just a supermoon. It’s the closest supermoon of 2014.


In 2014, the August 10 full moon also gives us this year’s closest supermoon. According to NASA, this full moon will be 14% closer and 30% brighter than other full moons of the year.








In both the evening and morning sky, try watching for Earth’s shadow. It is a deep blue-grey, the pink band above the shadow is called the Belt of Venus.


Earth’s shadow can be seen any clear evening ascending in the eastern sky at the same rate that the sun sets below the western horizon.