March 18, 2011 at 6:23pm 199 notes
supermoonscience
Source: Los Angeles Times
Stephen Ceasar reports, “As the sun sets in the west on Saturday, the biggest, brightest moon in about 20 years will be begin peeking over the Eastern horizon. The so-called ‘supermoon’ will appear about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal, according to NASA.” Incoming rain clouds might obscure the view in Los Angeles on Saturday night, so to all would-be moongazers and photographers — road trip? Maybe if you’re lucky, you’ll even see a supermoonbow. Photo credit: Hyungwon Kang / Reuters

Stephen Ceasar reports, “As the sun sets in the west on Saturday, the biggest, brightest moon in about 20 years will be begin peeking over the Eastern horizon. The so-called ‘supermoon’ will appear about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal, according to NASA.” Incoming rain clouds might obscure the view in Los Angeles on Saturday night, so to all would-be moongazers and photographers — road trip? Maybe if you’re lucky, you’ll even see a supermoonbow.

Photo credit: Hyungwon Kang / Reuters

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