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How many supermoons in 2019?

By and in Human World | Space | 3 weeks ago
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We’ll have a series of 3 full supermoons on January 21, February 19 and March 21, 2019. Of these, the February 19 full moon will be the closest and largest full supermoon of 2019.

Will December’s full moon be a supermoon?

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The last of 2018’s 13 full moons falls on December 22. It’s the 3rd-closest full moon in 2018, but is it a supermoon?

How the moon’s orbit makes supermoons

By in Astronomy Essentials | 6 months ago
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An explanation of why extra-close perigees and extra-far apogees happen at new and full moons.

Friday the 13th supermoon solar eclipse

By in Tonight | 6 months ago
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The 2018 Friday the 13th solar eclipse will be seen mainly over the Southern Ocean, between Australia and Antarctica. The southeastern Australia coast will see a very skimpy partial eclipse on Friday afternoon. Eclipse times for that region here.

2018’s closest new supermoon on July 13

By in Astronomy Essentials | 6 months ago
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The closest new moon of 2018 – a supermoon – comes on July 13. You won’t see it, but Earth’s oceans will feel it. Then, 2 weeks later, we have the year’s farthest full moon.

June new moon is a supermoon

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The June 13 new moon is the 1st in a series of 3 new moon supermoons. The other 2 will fall on July 13 and August 11, 2018.

2018’s New Year’s supermoon

By in Human World | Today's Image | 1 year ago
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It was a great way to start 2018!  The year started with a full moon that happened also to be the year’s closest and brightest supermoon.

Year’s closest supermoon on January 1-2

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 1 year ago
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Enjoy the “most super” supermoon of the year on the night of January 1-2, 2018, as it lights up the nighttime from dusk to dawn.

Super effect on us from supermoons?

By in Astronomy Essentials | Human World | Space | 1 year ago
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A supermoon’s extra pull of gravity creates higher-than-usual tides. But the moon’s pull doesn’t affect a human body nearly as powerfully as it does an ocean.

See it! December’s full supermoon

By in Human World | Today's Image | 1 year ago
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December’s full supermoon was the closest and brightest full moon of 2017. Wonderful photos here from the EarthSky community around the world.

Full supermoon on December 3

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 1 year ago
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The December 3, 2017 full moon is 2017’s only supermoon. The two full moons in January 2018 – on January 2 and 31 – will also count as supermoons.

2017’s closest supermoon is May 25

By in Astronomy Essentials | 2 years ago
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For the 1st time since 2009, a new moon – not a full moon – will be the closest and largest supermoon of a year.

Why you won’t see the new supermoon

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 2 years ago
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In case you haven’t heard, the closest supermoon of 2017 is a new moon – not a full moon. Here’s why you won’t see it.

First supermoon of 2017 on April 26

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 2 years ago
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The April 26, 2017 supermoon isn’t a full moon. Instead, it’s a new moon. You won’t see it, but Earth’s oceans will feel its effects.

Supermoon photos from around the world

By in Today's Image | 2 years ago
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EarthSky received many photos of the bright and beautiful supermoon. We loved them all and thank you all! See editors’ favorites here.

Keep watching the supermoon

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Still nearly at its closest, the moon is near the bright star Aldebaran and Pleiades star cluster.

When to watch the closest supermoon

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The moon hasn’t been this close since 1948 and won’t be again until 2034. West of the International Date Line, watch November 14. In the Americas, watch tonight!

5 keys to enjoying the closest supermoon

By in Astronomy Essentials | 2 years ago
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The closest full moon since 1948 is coming up this weekend. When should you watch? What should you watch for? Are supermoons hype? Here’s all you need to know.

Closest supermoon since 1948!

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 2 years ago
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See that big bright moon in the evening sky? It’s waxing toward an extremely close supermoon on the nights of November 13 and 14, 2016.

Setting supermoon

By in Today's Image | 2 years ago
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Every full moon sets around dawn. Watch how much how much the sky brightened in the 3 minutes it took for the moon to disappear.

September 16 full moon a supermoon?

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 2 years ago
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Start watching for the waxing moon. The upcoming Harvest Moon is an especially big and bright one, but is it a supermoon? That depends on your definition.

Supermoons and the Saros cycle

By in Astronomy Essentials | 2 years ago
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Here’s one you might not know … the intriguing relationship between supermoons and the famous 18-year Saros cycle of eclipses.

First of year’s 6 supermoons March 9

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 3 years ago
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We’ll have six supermoons in 2016. The first one is a new moon supermoon, not visible in our sky.

Supermoon total solar eclipse March 8-9

By in Sky Archive | Tonight | 3 years ago
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The first supermoon of 2016 also presents the first eclipse of the year, a total eclipse of the sun on March 8-9, 2016, visible from Indonesia and the Pacific.

High ‘supermoon tides’ strike coasts

By in Earth | Human World | Science Wire | 3 years ago
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Sunday’s supermoon, combined with an 18.6-year lunar cycle, caused high tides on both sides of the Atlantic this week. There were many flood warnings and alerts in effect in the UK on Tuesday night. In eastern North America, Tropical Storm Joaquin might combine with high tides to cause flooding.

In 2015, first of six supermoons comes on January 20

By in Tonight | 4 years ago
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The first supermoon of 2015 comes on January 20. It’s not a full moon. It’s a new supermoon, between the Earth and sun. So you won’t see it, but those along coasts might experience higher-than-usual tides in the coming day or two.

Is the October 8, 2014 full moon a supermoon?

By in Space | 4 years ago
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There’s disagreement on whether the October 8, 2014 full moon should be called a supermoon. If it is one, it’s a super Hunter’s Blood Moon … in eclipse.

Best photos: It was a super supermoon!

By in Today's Image | 4 years ago
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The August 10, 2014 supermoon was the closest, brightest supermoon of 2014. Enjoy these photos from friends in the EarthSky community.

Perseid meteors versus the supermoon

By in Science Wire | Space | 4 years ago
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Which is brighter – Perseid fireballs or a supermoon? You’ll find out as the year’s biggest, brightest full moon arrives as Perseid meteor shower starts to peak.

Waxing toward a supermoon, with rainbow

By in Today's Image | 4 years ago
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Kimmie Randall caught this photo of Thursday night’s gibbous moon, waxing toward the supermoon … with a portion of a rainbow. Beautiful!

Discern a supermoon’s large size with the eye? An observer says yes

By in Space | 5 years ago
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There’s a supermoon this weekend, and many will tell you that you can’t discern its extra large size with just your eye. Daniel Fischer in Königswinter, Germany says that’s not true.

Supermoon, July 12, 3:16 a.m.

By in Today's Image | 5 years ago
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The moon is past full now, but it’ll look full by Saturday night in North America. The moon will be closest to Earth Sunday morning at 3:37 a.m. (8:27 UTC).
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Joshua tree highlighted by supermoon

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Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California on the night of the June supermoon, captured by Patricia Knight.
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Supermoon alongside Lincoln Memorial

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Amazing shot of the 2013 supermoon over the Lincoln Memorial – an iconic american monument – taken by Jim Knapp on June 23rd.
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Together ‘neath the supermoon

By in Today's Image | 6 years ago
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A mother and her sons watch the 2013 supermoon rise over Tempe Town Lake in Arizona.

See a supermoon! Awesome photos of the June 2013 supermoon

By in Human World | Space | 6 years ago
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Thank you for your photos! They’re awesome!

Supermoon over Portugal

By in Today's Image | 6 years ago
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Photo by our friend Rui Lopes, taken in Portugal, near his house in a village called Coja in Coimbra region.

Your best photos: May 2013 supermoon

By in Space | 6 years ago
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To all who shared your images with us … thank you.

Supermoon and an airplane

By in Today's Image | 6 years ago
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May 25-25 supermoon rising over Marikina City, Philippines.

EarthSky 22: The May 5 supermoon!

By in Space | 7 years ago
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Supermoon … really? Deborah Byrd’s supermoon straight talk …plus the world’s oldest human blood … and a great song by the Black Angels.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2012 under a supermoon!

By in Space | 7 years ago
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This year, there will be a big full moon shining over your Cinco de Mayo party. In fact, it’s a full moon that’s getting tagged as a ‘supermoon.’

EarthSky 22: The March 19 supermoon

By in Human World | 8 years ago
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Moon. Supermoon. Extreme supermoon. Hey, it’s just the moon, and it’s happened millions of times before in Earth history. The explanation and more for you … on the 22.

Did a supermoon cause the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan?

By in Earth | 8 years ago
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The moon was not a supermoon – not full, not closest to Earth – during the March 11 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

What’s true – and false – about the March 19, 2011 supermoon

By in Space | 8 years ago
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The moon did not cause the 8.9-magnitude Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011. But the moon might cause high tides, and floods, on March 19.

How to watch a total eclipse of the moon

By in Astronomy Essentials | Space | 21 hours ago
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Are you planning on watching the January 20-21 total eclipse of the moon? Here are some tips.

The total lunar eclipse of January 20-21

By in Tonight | 21 hours ago
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It’s a supermoon eclipse, and many are calling it a Blood Moon eclipse. The January 20-21, 2019, total eclipse of the moon will be viewed from North and South America, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, northern and western Africa plus the Arctic regions of the globe.

Close and far moons in 2019

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This year’s farthest apogee (moon’s farthest monthly point) comes on February 5, 2019, and the closest perigee (moon’s closest monthly point) occurs some 2 weeks later, on February 19, 2019.

See it! Venus and Jupiter before sunup

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Have you been watching the 2 brightest planets – Venus and Jupiter- inch closer in the east before sunup? They’ll be closest the morning of January 22. Venus is brighter! Photos from the EarthSky community here.

Moon near Castor and Pollux on January 19

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On the night of January 19, 2019, let the full-looking waxing gibbous moon guide your eye to the bright Gemini stars, Castor and Pollux!

Why does moon in total eclipse look red?

By in Astronomy Essentials | Space | 3 days ago
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If Earth didn’t have an atmosphere, the moon would be dark – perhaps even invisible – when entirely eclipsed within Earth’s shadow.