Phases of the Moon
A lunar phase or phase of the moon refers to the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. The lunar phases vary cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun....I was asked to keep a 6 week journal of the moon, to illustrate verbally and visually what I see each night for six weeks of consectutive days . I will post my observations and pictures regularily. Enjoy!!
The Lunar Phases
First Landing on the Moon
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday 3/19
FULL MOON!!!!!! My pictures came out like I took a picture of the sun in the night sky! You can't tell how big the moon looked to me in the pictures, but you sure can tell how bright it looked!!!! WOW!!! Super Moon!
[“Super Moon” describes a new or full moon occurring at the same time the Moon comes within 90 percent of its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. It’s an event that happens 4-6 times a year, but according to a NASA Science News story, tonight's full moon will nearly coincide with the moon's arrival at its closest point in its orbit around the Earth, resulting in the biggest, visible full moon in North America in two decades.
"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993,"
Next one comes around in 2029 ]
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