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    Record Breaking Supermoon This Month

    -If you only see one astronomical event this year, make it the November supermoon, when the Moon will be the closest to Earth it's been since January 1948.

    During the event, which will happen on the eve of November 14, the Moon will appear up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than an average full moon. This is the closest the Moon will get to Earth until 25 November 2034, so you really don't want to miss this one...

    ...But because the November 14 Moon becomes full within about 2 hours of perigee, it's going to look the biggest it has in nearly seven decades.

    "The full moon of November 14 is not only the closest full moon of 2016, but also the closest full moon to date in the 21st century," says NASA. "The full moon won't come this close to Earth again until 25 November 2034..."

    http://www.sciencealert.com/we-re-ab...early-70-years

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    Tonight's the night. :)

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    I'll be looking if I don't forget!

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    Rog texted me as the moon was coming up on the horizon this afternoon and said it was crazy big. He also said the moon was brighter than the yard light this morning when he left for work.

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    I wonder exactly what time it will appear the largest?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lista View Post
    I wonder exactly what time it will appear the largest?
    I suppose it looks the biggest at rising and setting but the article says it reaches its peak at 8:52EST this morning.

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    Our supermoon was a fizzer

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    Yeah, same here. But I never saw it just as it was 'rising'.

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    well...I was a lil bit disappointed....que sera sera....

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