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Via Yahoo News:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters)
- The largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades will be on display
in the coming days, promising Earth-bound sky-watchers a celestial
"supermoon" spectacle.
The full moon will come nearer
to Earth than at any time since 1948, astronomers said.
. . .
If skies are clear, the
upcoming full moon will appear up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter
than usual, making it what is called a supermoon, according to NASA.
. . .
Weather permitting,
sky-watchers in North America and locations east of the International Dateline
will have a better view on Sunday night since the moon will set less than three
hours after closest approach on Monday.
"The difference in
distance from one night to the next will be very subtle, so if it's cloudy on
Sunday, go out on Monday. Any time after sunset should be fine," Noah
Petro, deputy project scientist for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, said
in a statement.
The
weather forecast (so far) shows clear skies on Sunday; Monday looks
partly cloudy. So mark your calendar to go out to look at the Supermoon this
Sunday Nov. 13 and Monday Nov. 14.
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