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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 818028" data-attributes="member: 1940"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20044993-1.html" target="_blank">Tonight&#039;s super perigee moon a rare treat</a>&nbsp;When the super perigee moon hits the sky, like a big pizza pie, that&#039;s amore.&nbsp;Hey they&#039;re stealing our song...<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very&nbsp; &nbsp; :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" />&nbsp;Check out the full moon this evening--it could be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual, according to NASA. The moon has an elliptical orbit around the Earth; when the moon seems smaller and more distant, it&#039;s on the farthest side (apogee) of its orbit, while the perigee side is about 31,000 miles closer to Earth.So what makes tonight special? &quot;The full Moon of March 19th occurs less than one hour away from perigee--a near-perfect coincidence that happens only every 18 years or so,&quot; says Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;The best time to view the moon will be at about sunset. There&#039;s an illusion during a low-hanging moon that makes it seem larger when seen behind trees and buildings. Despite seeming so near, our closest neighbor in space will still be 221,000 miles away. &quot;In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. Local geography can amplify the effect to about 15 centimeters (6 inches)--not exactly a great flood.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 818028, member: 1940"] [B][URL="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20044993-1.html"]Tonight's super perigee moon a rare treat[/URL][/B] [SIZE=3]When the super perigee moon hits the sky, like a big pizza pie, that's amore.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Hey they're stealing our song...:happy-very:[/SIZE] [COLOR=black][SIZE=3]Check out the full moon this evening--it could be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual, according to NASA. The moon has an elliptical orbit around the Earth; when the moon seems smaller and more distant, it's on the farthest side (apogee) of its orbit, while the perigee side is about 31,000 miles closer to Earth.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][SIZE=3]So what makes tonight special? "The full Moon of March 19th occurs less than one hour away from perigee--a near-perfect coincidence that happens only every 18 years or so," says Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][SIZE=3]The best time to view the moon will be at about sunset. There's an illusion during a low-hanging moon that makes it seem larger when seen behind trees and buildings. Despite seeming so near, our closest neighbor in space will still be 221,000 miles away. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]"In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. Local geography can amplify the effect to about 15 centimeters (6 inches)--[B]not exactly a great flood[/B]."[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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