[KM] ♥Keep_Mailing♥ Supermoon Sunday

 

Supermoon Sunday: Amazing photographs from around the world after this year's biggest moon hit its peak

• The moon appeared 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter
• The supermoon phenomenon occurs when the moon orbits close to Earth and hits its full phase at the same time
• Contrary to superstition, the supermoon doesn't indicate impending earthquake or tsunami
  
• The next supermoon will occur on September 28, 2015

 

This much-anticipated supermoon has hit its peak, but the biggest, brightest moon of the year should still be visible until Tuesday.

The supermoon appeared 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than it does at its smallest appearance and dimmest glow.

The moon is, of course, the same size as usual but appeared larger for two reasons: it was at its closest orbit to earth at the same time as it hit full moon phase. As a result of the timing of these two events, the moon appeared larger and brighter than usual.

The supermoon rises over Boston as a distant jet passes in front

The supermoon rises over Table Rock and cross in Boise, Idaho

The supermoon is seen with the Epcot center geodesic sphere in the foreground at Lake Buena Vista, Florida

A full moon rises behind the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.

This picture at Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack, New Jersey, was taken on Friday

Christina Magnotta, of White Plains, New York looks on as the supermoon glows over the Statue of Liberty and the Hudson River

The moon was closest to Earth at 4:32 this morning, but it should still appear larger and brighter than normal until Tuesday.

Social media has lit up around the world with amazing photos of the supermoon.

The word supermoon was coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle, according to USA Today.

Nolle used the term to describe a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth.

 

 

While this supermoon, which rose in the east yesterday, is spectacular, an even larger one is expected on September 28, 2015.

And the largest supermoon until 2034 will roll in on November 14, 2016.

The supermoon appears behind a building of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey

The supermoon shines over Parliament in Westminster, London

The supermoon rises through clouds behind downtown buildings in Kansas City, Missouri

The incredible moon sets by the exterior of the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss.

A statue of the Angel Moroni on top a Latter-day Saints temple is silhouetted against the rising moon in Kansas City, Mo.

A full moon rises beside the Bank of America corporate headquarters in downtown Charlotte, N.C.

The moon rises over the temple of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the seas

The biggest and brightest full moon of the year rises over Lisbon, Portugal

This graphic using NASA data explains what causes a supermoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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