Tonight's Full Moon 12 Percent Bigger
Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
SPACE.com
Fri Oct 6, 9:15 AM ET
Tonight's full Moon will be almost 12 percent bigger than some of the full Moons this year, according to NASA, setting up a fine viewing opportunity when it rises in the evening.
The reason: The Moon is near perigee, the point on its slightly out-of-round orbit that is closest to Earth. This Moon is called the Harvest Moon, owing to its timing of being nearest the...
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Senior Science Writer
SPACE.com
Fri Oct 6, 9:15 AM ET
Tonight's full Moon will be almost 12 percent bigger than some of the full Moons this year, according to NASA, setting up a fine viewing opportunity when it rises in the evening.
The reason: The Moon is near perigee, the point on its slightly out-of-round orbit that is closest to Earth. This Moon is called the Harvest Moon, owing to its timing of being nearest the...
..read more
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