Super Moon Saturday

bforbes
Posted 05/05/2012 - 13:49 Link
According to another forum the 5th of May is a date when "the moon will be closer to the Earth than any on other day in 2012" and "The moon will rise at 7:59pm and reach perigee (the part of its path closest to the Earth) by 8:35pm, which is when it will reach its largest size. The reason that the moon will appear so large today can be attributed to variations in its orbital path."

Hope this is of use to our Lunar photographers.
doingthebobs
Posted 05/05/2012 - 13:57 Link
Trouble is, it won't be dark at 8:35!

I noticed it was bit big last night, now I know why.

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Bob
Edited by doingthebobs: 05/05/2012 - 14:06
petrochemist
Posted 05/05/2012 - 21:14 Link
doingthebobs wrote:
Trouble is, it won't be dark at 8:35!
It was certainly fairly dark here - Wretched rain clouds!
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eenymac
Posted 05/05/2012 - 21:25 Link
Got all excited this morning looking at the BBC weather map, showing it clear here in Hertfordshire from about 7PM. Imagine my disappointment at the clouds as thick as custard!
Never mind, just have to wait for the next full one and hopefully we'll have some clear skies by then.....maybe!

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