Times UK:
If the full moon tonight looks unusually large, it is not your imagination - it is the biggest and brightest full moon to be seen for 15 years.
Each month the Moon makes a full orbit around the Earth in a slightly oval-shaped path, and tonight it will swing by the Earth at its closest distance, or perigee. It will pass by 356,613km (221,595 miles) away, which is about 28,000km closer than average.
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I've seen bigger.
The moon was really big last night, but tonight it's cloudy out so I wont see it. If it looks like it did last night.....cool.
Me and my daughter saw it.
Very bright. Not as big as I thought it would be, but very bright.
Ah, this is the reason Repubs seem more off than usual. It's a pretty moon, though.
lol
Oh shoot - it is pouring down rain in Washington! I'd love to see the moon.
It rose big and orange over the San Bernardino Mountains this evening.
Now it is white and reminds me of Jackie Gleason's grinning mug.
Bring it on!! This sucker almost filled up my window this morning..... over the ocean, palm trees making fabulous shadows on my wall and the clouds were wild.......love it love it love it
It was beautiful. The night sky has been very pleasant lately.
-- Werewolf!
-- There wolf!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxNHmhw-kB8
A happy Cyclops.
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First Posted: 12-12-08 06:11 PM | Updated: 01-12-09 05:12 AM