The Biggest Moon Since 1993 - Neatorama

Don't miss the full moon tonight, it's the largest moon in years because it's the closest to Earth it has been since 1993. The composite image above shows how comparitively large the moon looks tonight compared to the average full moon. It's about 14% larger looking and 30% brighter. That's a whole lotta moon!

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This is most likely the "Moon Illusion". See: http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/moonbig.html

It isn't actually bigger at all.

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It looked incredible here in Texas. There was even a halo around it, which just added to its beauty.

--TwoDragons

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Wow, I didn't know, and yesterday, as I was coming home late : I was thinking : "it's so bright it looks like the night scene of the 60's movies when they filmed during the day and added a dark veil of some sort on the camera."

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So preety. I sent this to my old Sci teacher. He takes pictures of the moon every night for the kids.

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Last night's full moon looked spectacular as it rose out of the ocean in balmy Boca Raton.

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