I hope you'll find enough time on Sunday evening to look up at the sky and look for the pinch or full moon that will appear at 7:09 p.m. Even earlier, at 6:44 p.m., perigee will occur, the moment when the Earth's natural satellite will be truly closest to us this year. And unless you live on the moon, you know that the appearance of a large full moon is called a "super moon," and this year it will be in the sky almost as often as superheroes on movie screens. In addition, you will be able to observe the Perseid - a meteor shower that reaches its maximum intensity these days. This will be the astronomical event of 2014.
A big full moon is like super moon baptized in 1979 Richard Nolle. Although it appears several times a year, this time it will be particularly interesting. Although each of them is first among equals, but only this one will receive the title closest to Earth in 2014, but at the same time it will unique also by the fact that the moments when the moon will be closest and when it will be full 'to the brim', only 25 minutes apart.
The Super Moon will be far from us 'everything' 356,896 kilometers, which is approx. 30 thousand kilometers less than average, so if they tell you that you are for the moon and you want to save on fuel, this is the last day to set off. Or, come to think of it, we should be on our way by now. Anyway. You will definitely be on A month rather than traveling around there apogee, when (was) the moon on its elliptical path the farthest from our planet (this year it was July 28), that is 406,568 kilometers.
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If you are not already following the path of Neil Armstrong, this Sunday follow the paraphrased advice of the scientist Stephen Hawking: "Remember to look at the stars and the moon and not at your feet." or follow the phenomenon via an online event Mega Moon sponsored by the Astronomical Observatory Slooh, which they will connect an astronaut Bob Berman and an engineer Paul Cox. It's your 'ticket' #SloohMegaMoon. And the star of the evening? Super moon when another 14% brighter and 30% larger from the usual full moon. Of course, everything will be accompanied by the "Perseid meteor shower", so Sunday's sky stage will be perfect.
