Keep your eyes open; rare ‘Supermoon’
Posted May 6, 2012 12:45:40 AM.
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The moon shone brighter than usual Saturday night, as it passed closer to Earth than usual.
The rare event is known as a “supermoon,” and as CityNews meteorologist Adam Stiles explains, it could offer a rare up-close glimpse of our celestial neighbour, assuming we are graced with a clear night.
“The closest, biggest, brightest full moon of the year is going to be playing peek-a-boo with the clouds on Saturday night,” Stiles said. “You should still manage a few glimpses but you may have to make several attempts and be patient.”
The moon was expected to be at its “super” peak at around 11:34 p.m. EST.
Estimates say the moon will be 7 per cent bigger than a usual full moon, as the celestial body reaches the point in its orbit where it is closest to the Earth.
The moon will come within about 357,000 kilometres from Earth, about 24,600 kilometres closer than average.
The weather forecast is ideal for moon-gazing in the Nation’s Capital overnight.
If you take any good pictures of the supermoon, feel free to email them to us at Tips1310@Rogers.com, or you can tweet us your comments to @1310News.
