Supermoon Forecast: Witness The Biggest Moon Yet This November 14; Another Supermoon To Appear In December
The world will witness this November 14 the Moon's closest point to the Earth in 2016, a distance of 221, 524 miles away from the center of the Earth to the center of the Moon. Monday's supermoon will be closest to our planet in almost 69 years. This phenomenon won't happen again until 2034.
According to Smithsonian.com, the biggest supermoon will leave observers moonstruck. Supermoon is described as a perigee full moon, which is a term used when the moon arrives at its closest to the Earth. In October, the world experienced a supermoon, with yet another coming in December.
NASA was reported by the CBS that supermoons can be about 30 percent brighter and are 14 percent larger than a normal moon. They appear larger behind closer objects like trees or buildings due to an optical illusion that occurs while the moon is close to the horizon.
The November's supermoon will be broadcast live by the Slooh Community Observatory, says a Space.com report. Live streaming is available on the site courtesy of Slooh. The November 2016 supermoon will be the closest full moon to date in the 21st century.
James Lattis, science historian, and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Space Place program, urges people to witness the astronomical event. But for Lattis, he wouldn't wake the kids up at 3 AM just to view the supermoon.
NASA planetary geologist Noah Petro also advises everyone to soak in the view of the supermoon. For observers in the U.S., Prime viewing will be Sunday and Morning nights. At the time of closest approach, "the supermoon will be setting and the sun rising," says Petro.
In January 1948, the moon was 29 miles closer. Petro noted that during that year, the Cleveland Indians won the World Series championship of the Major League Baseball. On November 25, 2034, another supermoon will be closer, within 221, 485 miles.
