The Moon as seen by Apollo in 1969.
Photo by NASA
professional photographers and amateurs are eager because it arrives on the 14th of November, a very special day for the amateur astronomy.
That day, the Moon will reach the closest point to the Earth to offer us a brilliant and huge superluna, or a full moon occurs when our satellite is closer than usual to the Earth. This phenomenon occurs due to the elliptical orbit that carries the Moon around the Earth.
The perigee of that orbit, or when the Moon is closer to Earth, is about 30,000 miles (48,000 kilometers) closer to our planet than the apogee, the most distant point of the orbit. A superluna filled can be up to “14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the full moon at peak,” according to NASA.
The superluna of November will be the full moon closest of this century, at least up until now. NASA referred to as “the extra superluna” and we won’t see a similar but until 2034. The last quarter of 2016, is a magical period for fans of the superlunas, since this phenomenon will be present in the months of October, November and December.
The clouds and the pollution of the lights may overshadow the spectacle of the superluna, so we are crossing our fingers that have clear nights around the world.
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