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description Supermoon. Large and bright. We know that the best time to observe it is minutes before nine in the evening. In addition, this curious phenomenon tides bring as experts say.
The third Supermoon this summer, with the vision of our larger and brighter than usual full satellite, will make an appearance in the second week of September although the conditions to enjoy the spectacle Astronomical be less favorable than last month.
On 10 August, “the coincidence with the minimum distance allied …, ie, the full moon and perigee (the closest approach to Earth) differed only in 26 minutes and also was on the point of closest approach to Earth, about 360,000 miles, “explained told Efe expert at the National Astronomical Observatory (NAO), Mario Tafalla.
However, this time, “the concurrence of both phenomena is a few hours and, at perigee, which is Monday 8, the moon will be about 1,500 kilometers far as last time. “
The astronomer specifies that the shorter the time between the phase of satellite perigee will be the most splendid cast by the full moon image.
Even so, “there is no precise definition when it is cut, so whenever we talk about Supermoon time of closest approach coincides with the full moon phase in less than a day.”
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“To have a situation similar to that of August we will have to wait until September 28, 2015, when we can enjoy a comparable Supermoon and even a little more colorful, since we’re talking about Unlike 50 kilometers away, a little closer, “he adds.
This type of phenomenon” happens every year and a bit “but Tafalla explains that although” these days is not the best of year, well worth it “so who lost the August” could take advantage and find the closest astronomical object we have. “
The deputy Madrid Planetarium, Telmo Fernández Castro, remember that This cosmic event occurs because the orbit of the moon is not completely circular, but elliptical and, therefore, there are times when it is closer or further away from our planet.
“When more near, the visual sensation from Earth is that the Moon is 15% larger and has a 30% brighter than usual, compared with the time that is as far as possible, “he says.
The astronomer OAN aims to be a “real and measurable” effect can still be seen even larger thanks to other visual effects “such as when the moon comes over the horizon … then seems greater than when it is floating in the sky and we lost all reference “.
For the same reason,” it will seem larger if it is seen next to a mountain or a large building at the time in which it appears in heaven. “
The Supermoon next week will also offer a coincidence” curious “because, at the very moment in which” the sun sets in the west, the moon will come out in the east since both bodies will be aligned with the Earth. “
Anyway, you need not wait for a Supermoon to study the moon as” with simple binoculars you can see the craters and seas ” daily, adding that “it is completely safe, it is not the same as the sun, whose light makes it look straight”
For a good observation, Tafalla find a place recommended in low light. “Basically avoid a lamp over, because it’s like looking at something with a flashlight pointed in the eye …, but in the city we can not avoid the general light pollution, we can always find a dark corner in a park. ”
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