Tonight's full Moon is special. It coincides with the closest approach of our nearest celestial neighbour. The combination of the Moon's closeness (called Perigee) and it being at full illumination means that its brightness is increased by 30% and its apparent size in the sky will increase by around 14%.
Supermoons dont often happen, the last one being in March 2011 last year. There were no increase in earthquake or tectonic activity as predicted by some who suggested that Supermoons cause such events.
Lets hope its clear to witness this special event.
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Publish Phuturespace blog posts to Facebook and Twitter
I have just set up a link between my website blog with Facebook and Twitter.
Hopefully every post will be published on my wall.
Hopefully every post will be published on my wall.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Monday, 26 March 2012
Crescent Moon - Jupiter and Venus
Amazing how quickly the planets have swapped around in just two weeks. Now its the Moon's turn to be near Jupiter first before heading up towards Venus.
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
More Venus Jupiter Conjunction Images
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