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OntarioCanuck
Posted 1/21/2019 09:34 (#7260890 - in reply to #7260679)
Subject: RE: Any goog pics of the blood moon?


North of London

If interested in more info on 'super' moons try this link.

https://earthsky.org/human-world/what-is-a-supermoon

There is one on Feb 19 that is still a little closer to the earth and the one on Mar 21 is still considered a 'super' moon but not quite as close as the one last night 

And the explanation at that site says it is hard to see a difference in size but brightness difference can be noticed.
I went to bed before the eclipse started and rose just after it was over to clear snow and it sure was bright out with the snow on the ground to reflect the light too.

Supermoons don’t look bigger to the eye than ordinary full moons, although experienced observers say they can detect a difference.

But supermoons do look brighter than ordinary full moons! The angular diameter of a supermoon is about 7 percent greater than that of the average-size full moon and 14 percent greater than the angular diameter of a micro-moon (year’s farthest and smallest full moon). Yet, a supermoon exceeds the area (disk size) and brightness of an average-size full moon by some 15 percent – and the micro-moon by some 30 percent. For a visual reference, the size difference between a supermoon and micro-moon is proportionally similar to that of a U.S. quarter versus a U.S. nickel. 

 

What’s more, Earth’s oceans feel the extra pull of supermoons. All full moons (and new moons) combine with the sun to create larger-than-usual tides, called spring tides. But closer-than-average full moons (or closer-than-average new moons) – that is, supermoons – elevate the tides even more. These extra high spring tides are wide ranging. High tides climb up especially high, and, on the same day, low tides plunge especially low. Experts call these perigean spring tides, in honor of the moon’s nearness. If you live along an ocean coastline, watch for them! They typically follow the supermoon by a day or two.

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