Shine on, Harvest Moon: Red supermoon lights up night sky, 3rd this summer

(PHOTOS) Published time: September 09, 2014 13:40 Edited time: September 09, 2014 17:52 Get short URL The rising full moon is seen from Valletta September 8, 2014. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi) ) This night was a real pleasure for moon lovers as it marks the third in a series of supermoons this summer. On Monday stargazers were able to view one of the biggest and brightest moons in 20 years – and with a reddened shade. The supermoon was calculated to be about 50,000 kilometers closer to Earth than when it is at its furthest point, known as its “apogee.” "Because the moon is at perigee, or the closest point of its orbit, it's going to be about 13 or 14 percent bigger, optically, and ... about 30 percent brighter," Philip Erikson, principal research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Haystack Observatory outside Boston, told Reuters. This moon is also called the Harvest Moon, which means that the full moon is the closest to the autumn equinox, on September 23. The term Harvest Moon comes from the days when farmers relied on moonlight to tend to their crops during the night. "Whether we call this a super Harvest Moon or a Harvest supermoon, and whether we fuss over the fact that lunar perigee happened just one night before this moon was full, there's no denying that it's the Harvest Moon," Slooh astronomer Bob Berman said in a statement, reported Space.com, space and astronomy news website. Supermoon rising over Earth this weekend "This is the year's most famous full moon, and one of only two that even have a name. Yet it's bathed in myth and misconception even without all the extra 'supermoon' business. It will be fun to explore the true secrets of the Harvest Moon while watching it live," Berman added. The Harvest Moon usually marks the beginning of autumn, but this time the giant moon is falling early and is considered as the last full moon of the summer 2014. The moon got its full phase when it reached the spot in the sky opposite from the sun. That moment occurred Monday at 0138 GMT. According to the scientists, September supermoon is redder than usual at moonrise as its angle of rise is low. A full moon rises over the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul September 8, 2014.(Reuters/Murad Sezer) A full moon rises over the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul September 8, 2014.(Reuters/Murad Sezer) Brightest in 20 years: Spectacular ISS pics of Sunday’s supermoon "It's a good reason to look up, because it's a good, bright, full moon," said Amanda Thompson at the Boston Museum of Science's Hayden Planetarium. "You will be able to see the maria on the moon, which are the dark, smooth areas. Those are cooled-off lava flows." Monday’s supermoon is the third in a trio of supermoons this summer. The previous supermoons were seen on seen on July 12 and August 10, resulting in spectacular images and prompting millions to crane their necks to see the phenomenon. August’s supermoon was the largest of the three to appear this summer. September’s giant moon is not the last supermoon in 2014. The next one is expected October 7-8. A passenger aircraft descends towards Heathrow Airport with a full moon seen behind, in west London, September 8, 2014. (Reuters/Toby Melville) A light aircraft passes beneath the rising full moon off Valletta September 8, 2014.(Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi) A light aircraft passes beneath the rising full moon off Valletta September 8, 2014.(Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)

‘Super Moon’ occurring on June 23 /2013: سب ہی مار خینگے جب امام أنگے .

‘Super Moon’ occurring on June 23 Saturday, 22 June 2013 14:50 Posted by Parvez Jabri 1942 ISLAMABAD: Full moon or call it supermoon falls on June 23, 2013 at 11:32 UTC (6:32 a.m. CDT in the US) across the world. Thus, for many, the moon appears about as full in the June 22 evening sky as it does on the evening of June 23. This full moon is not only the closest and largest full moon of the year. It also presents the moon's closest encounter with Earth for all of 2013.The moon will not be so close again until August, 2014, private news channel reported. Be sure to lookout for the Moon these next few months as it approaches Perigee, because the full moon during these times will appear exceptionally large. The Moon will be at its Perigee, or closest approach, in June 23 and it will reach full moon only a few minutes after it passes this point in its orbit. What that means is that the Moon will be closer to the Earth on June 23, 2013 than at any other time during the year in fact, the upcoming Super Moon will be the closest encounter between the Earth and the Moon until August 2014. This year the Supermoon will be up to 14 pecent larger and 30 percent brighter than a typical Full Moon is. This is a result of the Moon reaching its perigree - the closest that it gets to the Earth during the course of its orbit. During perigree on June 23 the Moon will be "only" about 221,824 miles away, as compared to the 252,581 miles away that it is at its furthest distance from the Earth (apogee). The Moon will actually be at apogee only two weeks after the Supermoon, on July 7. These `super moons' not only appear larger because they are physically closer but, combined with a full moon, the mind can play tricks on you to think they are much larger. A new or full moon which occurs with the moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit (perigee). In short, Earth, moon and sun are all in a line, with moon in its nearest approach to Earth.