'Super moon' to put shine on night-sky viewing
Wait until dark Saturday. Dust off your telescope or binoculars. Grab the kids (dust them off too if needed). Go outside. Look up at the moon. Does it look bigger than usual?
According to NASA, this May’s full moon is called a "super moon,” and it will look about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons this year.
Scientists call it a “perigee moon.” Perigee, as all good space and science geeks know, means the moon is as close to the Earth as it will get for a while. The exact time of perigee will be 11:34 p.m. ET Saturday. (Apogee means far away - but we don’t care about a distant, tiny dim moon, do we?)
The best time to see the "super moon" is just as it crosses Earth's horizon. The moon always looks biggest then, although why is a bit of a mystery. Go online to find out when the moon rises in your area.
If you get good pictures of the "super moon" - please share with our iReport team.
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Play the Song of Time!!
As foretold in the great tale of Rak'na'roon, this moon will bring great destruction upon the earth. The gravitational pull of the moon on this date will shred apart the earth's crust causing magnitude 9 earthquakes all over the world simultaneously. We are helpless in the face of this moon.
The alignment of Venus in the orbital plain of eternity is perpendicular to the constellation Orion, indicating the passage of a comet through the keyhole of your garage door. When this happens your door will swing open and a terrible wind will blow through your house.
After the wind has finished blowing, and the moon has entered the gaseous cloud of the milky way, we shall be rescued by an ancient civilization which lives in the sands of the Sahara desert.
This civilization has been dormant for thousands of years, and will awaken once Mercury crosses the face of the sun at no less than 1/3 of its current orbital speed. This alteration of mercury's speed will cause the magnetic poles of the earth to splinter into 1000 different poles of north-south, making us especially vulnerable to the predicted gamma ray burst from the center of the Milky Way on December 20th (not the 21st, the 21st is the wrong date as foretold by the prophet of Knoxville, Tennessee).
It's all pretty logical, you just need to keep your eyes open to the changing winds.
I hope there is pudding.
Oh, yes!
I didn't know Rosie O'Donnell was going to be in space this evening, good for her.
Wow, OK. That joke just failed. On so many levels.
That comment was beyond ridiculous! At least try to keep on topic!!
Hahaha, awesome. She hitched a ride to the shuttle on Sarah Jessica Parker
I thought all the forced, bad comedy was reserved for the comment sections not the actual articles themselves. What's with all the bracketed c r a p jokes? This woman is like a cheap version of the long-dead Henny Youngman ("take my wife... please.")
"The best time to see the "super moon" is just as it crosses Earth's horizon. The moon always looks biggest then, although why is a bit of a mystery." Uhhh has the writer of this article not taken psych 101??? It's called an optical illusion.
iT APPEARS TO BE AN OTICAL ILUSION BECAUSE PHOTO CAMERAS DO NOT FALL FOR IT. hOVEWER THE EXACT MECHANISM IS STILL A MYSTERY. oLD CHINESE ETCHINGS ALREADY DEPICT IT.
LOL at "Why is a bit of a mystery", it's called relative size. When you have a fixed object (i.e. the horizon in this case) with which to compare the moon, your brain comprehends the size of it in relation to the objects you understand and see. But when it's all alone up there in the wide open sky, it seems so much smaller because there's nothing you can visually compare it to. Think of seeing a boat from shore, and the immensity, then think of how small it looks when surrounded by a vast ocean. It's a similar principle.
I know...why are there so many people who don't get this?
Oh my gawd the moon is going to crash into the earth!
yes....
YES !!!!!
lol, someone still uses IE.
IF GOD DOES NOT EXIST WHY CANT PEOPLE FIGHT BACK DEATH.OF COURSE DEATH BRIDGE TO A PLACE WHERE U WILL BE PUT TRIAL AND CONFESS TO A UNBEATABLE POWER !
what the f*** are you talking about? This article is about the moon.
this person is obviously mentally ill...just ignore
Did you even read the article? It's about the moon – tonight.
Also, when you use all capital letters, when writing online, it is considered screaming. Please quit screaming at everyone.
God hates ALL CAPS, spelling mistakes, and bad punctuation. It looks like you will be punished severely this time.
yea. go spread nonsense somewhere else
The only "unbeatable power" in the universe are physics and chemistry. These laws define absolutely everything.
if this moon is somewhat abnormal then I'm sure the GOP will blame it on Obama.
Agreed.
"The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come." Joel 2:31.
Ugh. Give it a rest, wacko. It's our planet's moon, not your Bronze Age explanation for things you can't understand. The sad part is that you *could* understand them, if you took the time to read some books that were written more recently than the First Century.
There is no book of Joel asshat.
Don, try reading the Old Testament.
The world will end when there is a full moon coincident with a solar eclipse.
Kramer
"And he spake of a time which foretold the emergence of many morons, eager to express their stupidity."
-Bob 6:18
Isn't the big bloody moon predicted in the bible's Revelations?
There are multiple "Super Moons" every year. Relax, it ain't Jesus.
Are you really this uneducated?
You should sell your house now in anticipation of the coming Apocalypse.
Since the republicans won't have gotten there yet, I'm sure it will be a wondrous sight.
I wish you and all Repugs could join the Grinch in his moon colony.
Please put that colony on the BACK side of the moon so the rest
of us don't have to see your ugly faces...
Rats! It's cloudy and rainy in my neck of the woods. Looks like I'll miss it.
Good. This moon will bring much destruction upon the earth, so it might be better that you don't see it. Are you prepared for the advent of Rak'na'roon? The earth will shake and walls will tumble, birds will die and bees will bumble.
You need a tarot reading.
http://www.Hear-The-Truth.com
We're not biting...
It's a mystery why the moon appears larger when it crosses the earth's horizon? A mystery to whom?
Mystery to the writer – no hi-school science, I suppose 😉
ummmm what mystery as to why it looks larger near the horizon? Need to get writers who gat past the third grade...it's all about optics. it looks larger to us because the human eye has something to reference its size to. If you measure angular distance across the moon at the horizon and at it's apex in the sky they are the same......FACT!
Therefore it is what we call an optical illusion.
Wrong. It actually *is* a mystery. Objects on the horizon and density of air apparently have nothing to do with it.
yes! It appears to be some trick of the mind. However the frame of reference explanation is not universally accepted. There are other tentative explanations.
I enjoy looking at what the heavens have to offer, so I'll be checking it out this evening for sure if it's clear. I might even watch a few werewolf movies. That said, if the moon ever turns blood red, however, then it'll be real time to worry.
During some eclipses, the moon turns blood red which is nothing to worry about. As for tonight, it won't.
The moon appears 'red' due to the atmosphere and dust, but I don't want to cloud the issue with facts...
I remember seeing a super moon in my younger days. It was hanging out a car window. It really was a super pooper.
Gosh, you're so clever and naughty - NOT...
Hell yes that's funny, lighten up Joe.
That "super moon" you saw waxing out that car window all those years ago belonged to me. Yes I remember it well, good times!
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Please don't post while drinking.
THE MOON IS PROOF THAT GOD DOESN'T EXIST
i believe that the moon, sun and stars are proof that God DOES exist.
I think this statement is proof that you are both unintelligent and willfully ignorant. According to the bible the moon is a light source- a smaller sun. The people who wrote it were idiots and with everything science has discovered- for you to ignore and continue in your bronze mythology is just pathetic.
The proof is in the moon! It's so sad that Christian felt the need to express his feelings the way he did. Perhaps he could think of a more positive way to respond regardless of his opinion.
Actually Christian; if you were to study the hebrew words used, the moon was called a smaller light impling that it reflected the light of the Sun. It is a principle for us Christians that – "Jesus is the Light of the world", and we (His followers) are to reflect His light into a dark world.
The existence of the moon, sun, and stars only proves that a supernatural source or power was behind their creation. It DOES not prove the existence of a particular deity, much less yours which no doubt is the Christian god.
I believe that the statement, "I believe that the moon exists is proof that god exists" is proof that god exists. Further, I was being totally sarcastic
I believe that debates like this prove idiots are eternal.
There is no such thing as a "God". God is an imaginary tool for power hungry people to control weak people and suck them dry.
You mean as God's word tells us "that a fool says in there heart, there is no God". People that say there is no God amaze me, because you place yourselves in the place of absolute knowledge! Now That is being Crazy – People.
Welcome to eternity, idiot!
@johnP: You are one of those who has an answer for everything. How sad... Religion's books (Bible, Koran, and so on) have covered all spots in the attempt to keep absolute power over (weak) people. And this includes putting all those down who know it better. I'm not all wise, but I know for certain that there is no god. Period.
And you came to this conclusion exactly how??
I also think beer is tasty, and i just fed it to my newborn. Now that she is asleep, i can get some much needed rest. I also like to bath in thousand island dressing whilst singing yankee doodle dandy
Please don't feed the troll...it will only encourage more trolls to show up.
I think you really need God you possesed blind and ignorant fool!
So...many...people...trolled...
Also, nice reference to that other jerk on these boards with your post name. Someone else got it, don't worry.
In spite of the fact that the moon was actually far from us at that moment in this picture, a distant landscape and buildings could have given us a hand with an eye to making the moon look pretty big from the shot. And we’re pleased to know that the moon always looks biggest while crossing Earth’s horizon. Thanks for sharing the picture, CNN!
"Wait until dark Saturday. Dust off your telescope or binoculars. Grab the kids (dust them off too if needed). Go outside. Look up at the moon. Does it look bigger than usual?"
You may not want to wait until dark. The full moon will rise just at sunset, at dusk, and that's when it will be most awesome, and APPEAR to be at its biggest because of the illusions discussed here. It may be well above the horizon by full dark.
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Dogs been howling all day around my neighborhood, moon has been bright tonight.
I guess I had better check my spelling. All these years I have been spelling idiot wrong. It is spelled idi*t. Knew I would make you mad. Better take your B.P. med. Love you.
Maybe you talk too much..............
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God Bless American, Land of the Free.
God Bless the whole planet, don't know why God would bless invaders
concerning the person that made the remark, stupid americans. Every country are going to have stupid people in it. Some just reveal it more than others. I, personally myself don't think any country should spend millions of dollars to go to the moon. Things like that is what got all our countries in the debt it is in. Not just america is going under. As far the vietnam war, my husband was there. He was raised to respect his country. At that time, you either inlisted, or you were drafted. He WAS NOT a draft dodger. He served his country and now rather forget the things that happened in Vittnam. He know we lost the war. So does other americans. Actually, I don't think anyone won it. They don't have to be reminded by idiots that they served a non willing cause. They ;know it. It was not his choice to go over there and fight, It was the choice of the goverment. Go or go to jail was the choice. Altho his going, has cost him to lose out with jobs in the past, and the agent orange has destroyed his hearing,, he would have rather went then went to jail and had a bad record to haunt him the rest of his life. He has no criminal record as of yet and he is 64 yrs. old. So leave the Vietnam Veterams the hell alone. They have suffered enough and so has the latest veterans coming out of the war that never should have been. And by the way, what the hell does that have to do with the enlarged moon article.
Well you proved your stupidity when you said space exploration put our country in debt.
Please just SHUT UP. You talk so much. Just because your husband was in Vietnam doesn't make you an expert on anything but your cranky old husband. Go knit some socks for your grandkid and read some history books before you make another comment.
She is right morons
Dear John: Sit on it!
concerning the person that made the remark, stupid americans. Every country are going to have stupid people in it. Some just reveal it more than others. I, personally myself don't think any country should spend millions of dollars to go to the moon. Things like that is what got all our countries in the debt it is in. Not just america is going under. As far the vietnam war, my husband was there. He was raised to respect his country. At that time, you either inlisted, or you were drafted. He WAS NOT a draft dodger. He served his country and now rather forget the things that happened in Vittnam. He know we lost the war. So does other americans. Actually, I don't think anyone won it. They don't have to be reminded by idiots that they served a non willing cause. They ;know it. It was not his choice to go over there and fight, It was the choice of the goverment. Go or go to jail was the choice. Altho his going, has cost him to lose out with jobs in the past, and the agent orange has destroyed his hearing,, he would have rather went then went to jail and had a bad record to haunt him the rest of his life. He has no criminal record as of yet and he is 64 yrs. old. So leave the Vietnam Veterams the hell alone. They have suffered enough and so has the latest veterans coming out of the war that never should have been. And by the way, what the hell does that have to do with the enlarged moon article. Another thing, if it wasn't for the american jobs sent overseas, then they would be in worse shape than us.
Before calling US stupid, check you grammer and spellings. Idi*t.
Leave her alone, please.
If you are refering to me, I don't know if you are or not, for I didn't look thru all the articles again for the one I was referring to. I was not calling the U.S. stupid. I was telling someone that all countries have stupid people in them. I personally don't really call anyone stupid, I was just making a phrase. No, american people are not stupid in my opinion. Nor anyone else. They just make mistakes in their life, and people think they are stupid because they make tose mistakes. LIke me, I make mistakes in my typing. I am not the best speller in the world and don't claim to be. I just hope people has enough since to understand what word I mean. I also don't have the best eyes in the world even with reading glasses, so I am only human and I do make mistakes. I don't see a place on here to be able to check your spelling so every word is spelled correctly. I am only human and I make mistakes. I am sorry if I offened anyone with my mispelling of words. You are going to just have to except it. I also have the right to post commits.
@my dog says...Switch to Google Chrome. It will help with spelling, but not with grammar. A little, red squiggly underline appears on any misspelled word. Right click on the word while it's underlined and a number of choice will appear, so you can correct the word by clicking on your choice. You may want to keep a dictionary nearby so you can check which choice is right for your intention. Good Luck. Thanks for supporting the vets.
"check you grammer"
Really, really? you are actually trying to call someone out?
"Check your grammar", is what you meant, right?
You mean Grammar don't you?
The correct spelling is GRAMMAR, not GRAMMER. Open mouth... insert foot.
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Moon Lunacy strikes again: The impending Supermoon is to an average full Moon what a 16" Pizza is to a 15" Pizza. So chillax. – Neil deGrasse Tyson (facebook)
I guess the werewolves would be 14% larger and if mam wemt to the moon, they would have to walk 14% longer distance to get where they needed to go compaired to a normal size moon. Maybe the cost to get there would be 14% cheaper since the moon is bigger.
I guess cnn didn't like my last post saying its not meant for us to know everything. I made a post and hit post. The words disapeared but was not posted. Must be someone in my family of bros. and sisters working there. They never listen to what I say anyway. A family of know it all. Guess thats where I get it from, but I do give in.
That happens to me all the time on here. Usually only when I have something really cool to say.
"The moon always looks biggest then, although why is a bit of a mystery."
Really? This is basic physics and optics. Sorry CNN, your credibility has fallen to the level of Fox.
There's actually a physiological explanation that is sometimes used to describe it as well. They might have been referring to the fact that it can be explained through different fields of science.
I fully agree. Some time ago I posted a comment along these lines and it did not get through CNN's censorship
The super moon is super hype. Some people will think it is bigger because they were told it was bigger and brighter. It is true that it is the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. But, it is not that much bigger and brighter that the human eye can tell the difference. If a person looked at every full moon of the year and did not know which ones were average, which one was the largest and which one was the smallest, they could not tell the difference. Of course where the moon is in the sky when you look at it makes a difference. If it is near the horizon, it will look gigantic compared to high in the sky. So if you usually see the full moon higher in the sky and you look at this "super" one, you will say, wow, that moon is really super. I repeat, this is just more sensationalistic hype, like everything else in the news these days.
Whatever. A full moon is always beautiful to look at, but we seldom do because we take everything for granted. If the article gets a few people to stop and look at something beautiful its a good thing. You need to chill, man.
What a Negative Nancy? Debbie Downer?
Last time they said there would be a super moon. I sat outside like a fool, and, yes, I saw the moon, but it was not so super. I live in AZ, and it looked like the same moon that we see every night.
No worries Susan...just have a few beers and you'll get the super moon you've always been looking for 🙂
Actually, last year in Tampa the super moon was HUGE when it was rising. I was at the gym and the equipment I was on faced a west towards a window and I was really stumped as why the moon looked so big compared to the Tampa downtown skyline (I had to look it up to see what was going on). I left and watched it rise a bit more as it got dark out and then yeah, it looked like a regular moon. So the article is right; you need to see it on the horizon to get the effect. Really beautiful, though.
vinysa, if you were facing west, I am pretty sure you were not looking at the moon.
It's Obama's fault......again.
No not Obama. It is Bush's fault.
Oh please... this thing was well in motion when Bush was in office, and I didn't see him doing anything to stop it.
Mr. Gustafson, are you actually saying that God created the Sun, Earth & Moon at the sizes & distances they are just so we can view an eclipse of the Sun every now & again and also create conditions in our bodies that lead to horrible diseases, pain & suffering even in the very youngest of us? That 'Intelligent Design' seems to have a few flaws in the priorities-does not appear to be that intelligent to me!
So then YOU are that guy smarter tan God. I was wondering when you'd show up.
..Man created god ..get it right!
If you need evidence of the suppression of this information, as actual proof of design eliminates the need for faith and the purveyors of faith, type "moon 2732" into Google. Those that act as arbitrators between man and God are terrified that you will learn that God indeed exists, or that at least a designed unequivocally exists – try it. They deem you unworthy of knowing for the purpose of controlling your every action.
Mr. Gustafson, I don't mean to offend you, but I'm a statistician and there is a law which states that no matter how improbable something is, it becomes more probable as the opportunity for it to occur increases. Considering the immense amounts of time and space we're dealing with, these things are not so improbable. Intelligent beings who by chance arose in the universe will marvel at the remarkable coincidences that allowed them to exist and notice those remarkable coincidences.
I've never read an explaination of that concept that was as clear as the one you jost posted. If there are "beings" "out there" somewhere, they may also be experiencing some of that misplaced "wow" factor of their existence. If chimps had more self-realization, they might experience it too. We really are just fancy-pants animals, aren't we? ; )
arose from what? Nothing?
Bobby: "Arose from what? Nothing?"
Possibly. It's an observable fact that tiny bits of matter and antimatter diverge continually from NOTHING (and then annihilate each other back to nothing). Nothingness is unstable. Read the recent book by physicist Laurence Krauss "The Universe from Nothing".
By the way, what did your god arise from? Nothing?
"moon 2732" just returns real estate ads. Further proof Eris is running things.
Note to self: Buy several clips of silver bullets before sundown Saturday, board up windows and barricade the doors.
I want you to think, truly think, about some statistics regarding our satellite.
The moon is precisely 1/400th the size of the Sun, and is situated 1/400th of the way between the Earth and the Sun – this creates from the vantage point of Earth perfect solar eclipses.
The moon's orbit of the Earth (viewed against the relatively imobile stars) takes precisely 27.32 Eartth days. The Earth's rotations around the Sun (again viewed from the relatively immobile stars) takes 366 days. If you multiply the two "days" you arrive at 9,999.12 – almost perfectly 10,000.00.
The moon's mass is 1/81 of Earth's – if you convert this into decimal numbers you arrive at .012345678901234567890123456789 etc (you must locate the proof of this fraction online, it's not hard to find, and not use a simple calculator or one number will be off – see "Explaining The Decimal Expansion of 1/81 Using Calculus" – Cheer & Goldston)
Returning to the moon's sidereal year – 27.32 Earth days (See NASA eclipse website)
The mean menstrual period for women on Earth is 27.3 days (see "The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Menstrual Patterns" – a study that first required them to define the mean by University of Penn doctors)
The median duration of gestation from assumed ovulation of a human fetus is 274 days (see "The Length of Uncomplicated Human Gestation" – Dep't of Harvard Epidemiology)
Absolute Zero on the Kelvin scale is, in Celsius, – 273.15 (See Wikipedia – absolute zero)
Hopefully by now you are seeing patterns – there are many more "profoundly coincidental" results that derive from the relationship between the Earth, Moon and Sun. If you take these "coincidences" together they are not coincidental at all – the Earth Moon Sun system is designed – it is obvious if you look at the metric equations – and this fact has been obfuscated. We were meant to look at the eclipse, and we were meant to derive out mathematics from looking at these relationships – and so we have, but the truth has been lately suppressed like so many other truths. You need to research yourself and be convinced by your own intelligence, but it is so. If you feel robbed, that all mankind has been and is being robbed, I understand. Love, Mark Gustafson
It's made of CHEESE!
If you haven't seen it already, or if you've forgotten a lot of it, you shouls watch the movie "Pi."
Yeah.. it is called tide locking. All orbiting bodies do it eventually.
All of the values you cite – distance Earth to Sun, distance Earth to Moon, orbital periods, length of day, etc., have changed drastically over the last 4.3 billion years, and are in fact continually changing. The moon, for example, was once closer to the earth, and is drifting a little farther away all the time. Whatever numerical coincidences you think you've found (and btw, "almost perfectly" is not the same as "perfectly") only apply to a narrow range of the earth's history, and soon (speaking in terms of geologic time) will no longer hold true. The universe is not static. The solar system is not static. The earth and moon are not static. The length of the day is not static. Etc. Whatever the truth may be about a god or gods or intelligent creative force, your numbers game has nothing to do with anything – except to fool yourself.
Psh I learned the thing about the ~28 day cycles and "coincidences" with biology years ago when I read the Sailor Moon manga. Tell me something I don't know.
So what's with the differences at the decimal level? Are you implying that mankind is better at mathematics than god?
Anything to do with astronomy is fascinating, if the mysteries of outer space are solved it will bring new meaning to our own miserable lives.
Yikes, dude, speak for yourself, not me. Why do you need answers to astronomical mysteries for meaning in your life?
Our lives are abundant with meaning – and you need look no further than doing a kind deed when given the opportunity.
finallywise
While I certainly don't see my life as being "miserable", it is definitely richer for every new thing I learn about the universe.
What I will never be able to wrap my little brain around is the claim that there are more stars than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on earth. How do they make that claim with any amount of certainty ? There must be an algorithm somewhere out there.
....because the universe is infinite and grains of sand must be finite or else we'd all be covered in it?
I used to be a werewolf, but I'm okay nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
I was on my roof today an scratched my arm climbing off the house. Since this is a super moon, should I be concerned about becoming a werehouse?
If you manage to destroy your house before the full moon comes up, that should protect you.
Are you sure it's his house that needs to be destroyed? I thought it had to be the leader of the werehouse pack. You know what? You should just do the whole neighborhood to be safe.
Come on guys don't tell him to destroy his house or to destroy the leader of the house, in case he's an american that's what he will probably do and we will see this on CNN the next day.
As you chide my countrymen, you apparently have forgotten that it was "stupid Americans" that were the only ones to make it to the moon, the real inventors of the Intternet, inventors of the transistor, the light bulb, powered flight (although there's some contention about that). Should I go on with more 'American achievments? I'm not claiming that Americans are responsible for all achievements, and I'm not claiming that we haven't had some major stumbles, but I will claim that the many, maybe most, of the conveniences you enjoy without a second thought originated here in America.
We have an eloquent phrase here that we use with people like you – "Bite me."
There was one other thing that Americans have done, hmm, what was that, some years ago. Oh yea, WWII we kind of saved Europe’s butt from a bunch of grumpy rather Ill tempered nazi’s.
It's funny how americans keep claiming all these inventions to be theirs, every inventions that came out of US was because you guys hired some Jews, German, Asian and other scientist. None of these scientist was ever born in US. Oh yeah WWII, well my father went to that war and US didn't won it, the Allied did. Just like you're claiming about Vietnam, as a matter of fact US never won a single war, i bet you will claim the Iraq and Afghanistan war winning too. It's too funny, oh yeah i forgot about the moon, did you really got there or was it just a hoax? lol
To Moonshine... (guess your not from Tennessee...) Dude... you switch to decaf today or somem?
There may be a light chance that you will. But you've got a zero percent chance at becoming a comedian.
"The best time to see the "super moon" is just as it crosses Earth's horizon. The moon always looks biggest then, although why is a bit of a mystery."
Uhhh, no it's not. It's refraction of the light through the atmosphere. sheesh.
Actually atmospheric refraction at the horizon causes the Moon to looked somewhat squished vertically – smaller not larger that is. The enlarging 'effect' is driven more by the brain comparing distant objects of known size on the horizon to the Moon. A similar effect takes place with the constellations as well – Orion being one of the better examples when appropriately placed.
Nope, it is not refraction. If that were true then measurements of the moon's apparent diameter (say with a ruler) would differ from horizon to zenith, but they do not. Try it. It really is just an optical illusion.
Yep...optical illusion...at least according to Alex Filipenko...PhD...Professor of Astronomy...UC Berkley...
I just read somewhere (if I can remember where, I'll post a link) that being vertical distorts our judgment of the size of an object. That is, a pole lying on the ground looks a lot shorter than the same pole standing up. They thought it had to do with the fact that falling from height is dangerous, and therefore our brains make it seem higher than it really is. I wonder if that has something to do with why the moon in the sky looks farther away than the same moon near the horizon. Warning, don't try this with a different moon, due to unpredictable tidal forces.
The moon's at perigee once a month, so it's kind of overstating the rarity of the event to say that this is the closest the Moon will be to the Earth "for a while."
It's the combination of perigee *and* full moon that's occurring here. That doesn't happen every month. 😉
It happens every 28 days, Period! The moon....well that's a different question entirely !
"There's a bad moon on the rise..."
-John Fogerty
Jeez, I thought it was "there's a bathroom on the right"!
Only on Al Yankovic albums
Why am I suddenly growing hair... ACK!.... Arooooooooooooooooo
its called puberty, your voice might change as well.
Just curious, but does this mean the wearwolves will be 14% bigger and meaner?
werewolves....oops
Freddy: "Werewolf?"
Igor: "There wolf."
Your sooooooooo dumb....everyone knows werewolves dont grow larger in relation to the moon size. LOL
Actually, Annie....you're the dumb one. That was total sarcasim. Unless you knew that, and then I'm the dumb one!
@ Annie – I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm, and um, you already called yourself dumb by starting out your reply by saying 'Actually, Annie....you're the dumb one.' =)
There will be 14% more of them and you will be 14 times more likely to get bit.Also, in 14 days X twoooooo you will be howling at the moon.
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I don't believe it is actually a mystery why the moon looks largest on the horizon. Astronomy's good friend Phil Plait has an explanation:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/13/why-does-the-moon-look-so-huge-on-the-horizon/
I'm just glad that the Grinch is out of the race now as it elliminates all chances of seeing his fat face in the moon when this occurs again next time.
And two weeks later, moon will be almost precisely at apogee. We DO care because on May 20 the solar eclipse over the western US will be annular, not total, because the moon at that max distance from Earth will appear significantly smaller than the sun.
One more item. The Moon is actually about 4000 miles (the radius of Earth) farther away from an observer when it's rising than when it's overhead (or nearly overhead). The big moon rising is simply an optical illusion. The constellation do the same thing. Look at Orion when it's rising and compare it's apparent size when it's near the meridian 5 or 6 hours later.
Wrong – you are not looking through the Earth when the Moon or any celestial object is on the horizon. The reason things look larger near horizon is because your mind has terrestrial objects to compare the sky objects; also there is some distortion due to the increased refraction of the atmosphere – you are looking through ~10's of miles or so of air instead of a few miles overhead.
Wrong. Objects look larger the closer to the horizon they get because of ... wait for it ... refraction. As light reaches the atmosphere at a low angle (closer to the horizon), it refracts (you know, bends), causing the optical illusion of being larger than it is. By your brilliant theory, sailors all celestial objects would appear the same size no matter whether they were directly overhead of at the horizon, but they still look larger when rising and setting.
Not wrong. My point is that the Moon is FARTHER at moonrise for an observer on Earth than when it's overhead. At moonrise an observer is at an equal distance to the moon as the center of the Earth. Six hours later as the Earth rotates the center of the Earth is essentially behind you as you look up at the Moon. This requires you to subtract the radius of the Earth from your distance to the Moon. The Moon is actually about 4000 miles closer when it's on the meridian (near overhead) than at moonrise.
Draw a simple diagram. I'm sorry if you can't figure it out.
BTW the upcoming "Super Full Moon" in May will only be about 1% bigger than last month' s April full moon. Can we please end these pointless stories written by people who have NO idea or understanding of what they're writing.
OK, stop writing.
Actually, the moon will only appear 8% bigger, which is actually weak for a perigee moon. Do more homework, CNN
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/150165245.html
The story quoted the NASA cite which in fact says 14% bigger. While that may be wrong, I would think NASA would be a reliable source to cite. Or is sky and telescope the end all authority.
NASA PR people obsessively play word games with factual information to the extent of tedious legalize. Would they dare mention in their press release that last month's Full Moon was only 1% smaller than this 'supermoon'. No one called April Full Moon anything like super or even a 'swell moon'. In fact it's essentially impossible to notice a 1% difference in any round object.
It just NASA hype – technically accurate but way, way misleading, especially when regurgitated by people who have no understandiing of the subject.
If the moon fell in a forest would that account for all the holes we see in Swiss Cheese?
To the apparently clueless author of this article, the Full Moon ALWAYS rises around sunset. Otherwise it wouldnt be a full moon.
It's a wonderful night for a moon dance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of May skies
Your imaginary friend jesus and his sky-daddy are both fake.
prove it, and if you can't prove it you are just speculating like all the other people who are so sure their own idea's are right but can not prove it.
Ill prove it first you take a religious saying
God is great, god is real
now replace god with spagetti monster
Spagetti Monster is great, Spagetti monster is real
both have the same amount of "proof" as each other
Moon's going to be HUGE.. proberly have some effect on tides.. like everything that gets blamed on bush administration, wonder how Obama/demoncrats will blame this large moon on bush..
This is about the moon, the politcal blog is 3 doors down and to your LEFT.
The Moon's orbit around the earth is elliptical, which means it's not always the same distance away.
The Moon's at perigee when it's at its closest to the Earth, and at apogee when it's the farthest away.
...In other words, there's a perigee once a month.
The only relatively rare thing that's happening right now is that the moon will be full at perigee this month.
The moon is made of cheese.
uh oh, now look out for the sharks with laser beams on their freak'n heads!!!!!
Im more afraid of bad comedians with keyboards in their hands
I thought perigee meant something like a list of your relatives or ancestors, or you your family was. It could also apply to the same thing about your dog or cat.
That would be "pedigree"
But you were close!
thats pedigree.
Are you confusing this term with pedigree?
Ironically this guys name is Lex Luthor a criminal genius. A better name would be Lenny
Lex Luthor32: You are thinking of "pedigree".
And my game sucked on the N64. 😀
I have always assumed the moon looks larger on the horizon due to having something to put it in perspective. Here in utah as it comes up over the mountains there is an item we can see in relation to it which allows our mind to gauge the size. When it is straight overhead there is nothing around it to allow us to gauge the size.
It looks bigger on the horizon because the horizon helps to draw a line across the middle of the moon, showing how wide it is. Also, With the horizon line dividing the moon, you are seeing only half of its hieght, thus the width looks like a much longer measurement than when you can see the whole Moon.
atmosperic lensing.
I always assumed the moon looks larger on the horizon due to having something to put it in perspective. Here in utah as it comes up over the mountains there is an item we can see in relation to it which allows our mind to gauge the size. When it is straight overhead there is nothing around it to allow us to gauge the size.
"I curse the Sun so I can howl at the moon." QOTSA
A quick and easy demonstration to show that the moon is the same size at the horizon as at the zenith is to extend your arm in front of you with the tumb extended. For most people that will pretty well cover the moon both at the horizon and zenith. If you like to be more exact – use a ruler held at arms length and take a measurement for the moon both at the horizon and at the zenith (or anyother location along it's path during the night). You will find the measurement is consistent.
The moon appearing bigger on the horizon is an optical illusion due to perspective.
This is a well known phenomena, as a simple Google search would have revealed... CNN needs to rehire their Science and Space staff.
Their science staff is just part time, they work full time on belief section . why the science section is so flawed
"The best time to see the "super moon" is just as it crosses Earth's horizon. The moon always looks biggest then, although why is a bit of a mystery"
Do some research, they do know why, I learned about it in my single semester astronomy class in college, you are looking through more layers of the atmosphere than when the moon is straight above causing an illusion that the moon is bigger than it actually is.
Another part of the article that may cause misunderstanding: "Perigee, as all good space and science geeks know, means the moon is as close to the Earth as it will get for a while." It will be a while before perigee occurs during a full moon again (several months), but the moon reaches perigee every 27 1/2 days.
The whole thing is an optical delusion. The Krell from Altair IV are announcing their son's wedding to the earth goddess Gaia. That's all it is. When the marriage is consumated with an invasion of our planet on Dec. 21st., the anti-christ will begin to ascend the throne. The spaghetti monster will be destroyed and all men will eat their own dung. Women will eat cake and the red nosed reindeer will never guide a sleigh again at midnight. Tinkerbell will win the presidential election and Superman will sell his tights on eBay because he's been hired to work as Clark Kent for CNN.
Other than that it will be a perfectly normal evening.
Is this guy the latest GOP presidential hopeful? I thought the deadline had passed...
A popular belief, stretching back at least to Aristotle in the 4th century B.C., holds that the Moon appears larger near the horizon due to a real magnification effect caused by the Earth's atmosphere. This is not true: although the atmosphere does change the perceived color of the Moon, it does not magnify or enlarge it.[3] In fact, the Moon appears about 1.5% smaller when it is near the horizon than when it is high in the sky, because it is farther away by up to one Earth radius and also because of atmospheric refraction, which makes the image of the Moon slightly smaller in the vertical direction. (Note that between different full moons, the Moon's angular diameter can vary from 33.5 arc minutes at perigee to 29.43 arc minutes at apogee—a difference of over 10%. This is because of the ellipticity of the Moon's orbit.)
The angle that the full Moon subtends at an observer's eye can be measured directly with a theodolite to show that it remains constant as the Moon rises or sinks in the sky (discounting the very small variations due to the physical effects mentioned). Photographs of the Moon at different elevations also show that its size remains the same.
A simple way of demonstrating that the effect is an illusion is to hold a small object (say, 1/4 inch wide) at arm's length (25 inches) with one eye closed, positioning it next to the seemingly large Moon. When the Moon is higher in the sky, positioning the same object near the Moon reveals that there is no change in size.
Exactly. Accurate and well written.
The Moon illusion is an optical illusion in which the Moon appears larger near the horizon than it does while higher up in the sky. This optical illusion also occurs with the sun and star constellations. It has been known since ancient times, and recorded by numerous different cultures. The explanation of this illusion is still debated.
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I I guess he likes crap!
Didn't take long for religion/politics to rear their ugly heads, did it?
Awww, somebody just learned how to copy and paste, so cute!
..and not very well it appears.
We're really glad to know this....
Please learn how to spell.
If you are going to be offensive, at least learn to spell.
I think he was trying to subliminally make you think of pugs when you think of republicans. You know, the snub faced retarded looking dogs that often require diapers. Why is it necessary to spell to be offensive? You must have known what he meant despite his misspelling. Incorrect spelling of the word had no effect on getting the message across. If that was the only thing that you found in that message to attack, you may want to consider more schooling. Please excuse my gender specific pronouns.
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The myth of spelling is used to manipulate and control, English is a pile of lexical words!
Really. Are you an Islamic terrorist promoting Jihad or something? You can't be a Democrat – at least they know how to spell Republican.
Who are Repuglicans? Is that like a small dog with a smushed in face?
This man is making fun of people who have faith. Does that mean he hates God or that he doesn't give a feces?
If he doesn't give a feces, why is he throwing so much around? Does he eat with the same hand he pitches with?
This guy is so full of feces that he can't throw it away fast enough.
If faith in God is control, it sure looks to me like that guy has lost his own sphincter control. What a load of crap.
but that's just me, hollering from the choir loft...
Where are you tracie? We're talking feces here!
Seriously? I'm not defending this nitwit, but "Repuglican" wasn't a misspelling, it's a slang, trendy term combining "repugnant" and "republican". http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Repuglican
The trouble with politics in this country is not apathy on the part of the voters, but the apathy of our elected officials to work together on wins for the country verses wins of Republican ethics and values over those of the Democrats. We elect them to go to Washington and work together on creating the best and longest benefits for the country as a whole, not see how badly they can delay and derail the other party's efforts! Get it through your thick skulls Congressmen and Congresswomen! You are more easily replaced than any non-union worker...
You are an embarrassment to us liberal non-theists. Get a grip. Educate by example, not by being a jerk. Please!
Thanks. You made me laugh.
This guy's wife needs to hide the axe immediately.
You missed a carriage return somewhere in the middle there. A post loses its impact when there are typos, so be sure to proofread before posting.
I agree with line one. Line two I would ascribe to both political parties. I'm not so sure about lines three through 127 though.
You will always be at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder, and what really sucks is my tax dollars will have to subsidize your sorry butt till you are in the grave. Losers are in abundance.
The presence of you is a failure of nature
"Grab the kids (dust them off too if needed)."
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Ironic to say that on a website, of which the parent is most likely reading while still in their pajamas, working on that 3rd cup of Friday AM coffee/espresso and trying to wake up after 2 hrs sleep, due staying up late surfing the web or watching cable/satelite/hulu TV. Not that he/she can remember much of what they stayed up that late to watch, but I'll garuntee you that their children have less dust on them than our obeese and out of shape adults have on themselves.
This is why you can't legalize drugs. Clearly the population that chose to write most of these comments are already too stupid to breathe!
Not stupid man. It's just a slow Friday at work.
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They did. It's in the upper right corner of the image.
LOL, NASA is pretty big, over 18,800 and I know Bill Ingalls, so I do have reason to help him out.
Too cool. I'll be in Tulsa tomorrow night to see Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, and we'll probably be just leaving the concert about that time. However, he'll be performing "The Wall," not "Dark Side of the Moon." 😉
The reason the moon looks bigger at the horizon is a well-known optical illusion related to how the brain perceives objects. As you look to the horizon, you see all the other objects along the ground at the horizon. Your brain interprets that as distance. When the moon is overhead, you have no visual cues to distance, so your brain interprets the object as farther. It's something that has been used in paintings for 1000's of years.
Huh! So, out on the open ocean, where there are no buildings nor mountains for reference, the Moon _doesn't_ seem larger? I'm not sure . . .
I've always held the notion – as David does – that the moon seems bigger near the horizon because we're comparing it to the size of surrounding objects. When it's out in the open sky it seems dwarfed by all the empty space. So it would be interesting to see if the illusion of differing size holds over open ocean, where there are no objects on the horizon. I would hazard a guess that it wouldn't...the apparent size would remain the same regardless of position.
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"woot"?
OMG it's Nibiru!
I wish someone would take a dump in my mouth.
This is all because of Global Warming. We knew this would happen one day.
This is has nothing to do with global warming...
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the supper moon has been happening for years its not because of global warming.
There is an amazing sky show going on every clear night. To best enjoy what the sky has to offer, you can help reduce light pollution by aiming your lights down and shielding them from pointing toward your neighbors and up at the sky.
Best warn all pilots about this.
Ever since the Air Canada pilot took evasive action from hitting Venus we can't be too careful.
"The exact time of perigee will be 11:34 p.m."
type in 1134 on a calculator and turn it upside down....HELL. This is the end everybody
That must be some good smoke you have!
The moon looking larger at moonrise or set is not a mystery. It's atmospheric lensing. You can see this every night when it's clear. The big dipper and other constellations look small when directly overhead and large as you look north late at night when they're on the northern horizon. The sun also does this. Having a super moon will be a treat because its closeness will compound its perceived size.
There are folks who dispute atmospheric lenses. On clear crisp nights/days, the lensing does not occur or is reduced. My theory is that when there is a lot of humidity/moisture in the air, it follows the atmosphere's natural curve (following the curve of the earth), serving as a convex lense - spreading out the light - the closer you get to the horizon, resulting in celestial bodies appearing larger.
Sorry, PeteInOhio, but you are incorrect. Scientific instruments show the apparent size of the moon is no different near the horizon than directly overhead. If you zoom in a camera to fit the entire moon just barely into the frame at moonrise, and check it again when it is directly overhead it will still just fit into the frame. The illusion is caused in your brain. Scientists do not know the mechanism which causes the illusion.
Umm. I have done so. Thanks for your reply though.
The moon is only as large as a dandelion flower. I zoomed in on one of them until it filled in the entire screen. Comparing it with a moon picture that I did the same thing with clearly proves that the moon is the same size as the dandelion flower...Who woulda thunk?
This is an interesting point, and reasonably contradicts what I'd always figured (lensing). But I must say, there have been times when the moon appears larger near the horizon to me at some times as compared to others (rather than simply compared to the appearance higher in the sky). I'd always attributed the discrepancy to atmospheric conditions varying between the two occasions, therefore causing more or less of the lensing effect.
Exactly. Hard to believe this well-understood phenomenon is still "a mystery" to someone who is allowed to write articles for a science-oriented webpage.
It is an illusion. If you do the math you'll know that it isn't lensing. The Moon takes about 1/2 half of a degree, and the horizon is a circle of 360 degrees. This is no different than any other circle of 360 degrees. Now if the Moon would actually be lensed, it would appear LARGER than 0.5 degree. In order for this to take place, the remaining 359.5 degrees would need to expand by the same proportion. It just doesn't work. The Moon (and other objects near the horizon) are actually REFRACTED however, which is what gives the Moon its "squat" appearance (see photo above) which makes it appear to be LESS than 1/2 degree in the vertical dimension.
PeteInOhio: Then why do you still claim atmospheric lensing to be a fact? Scientific instruments prove the angular size of the moon is not larger near the horizon. Read the wikipedia page for "moon illusion" for more information. It is a mental illusion, though the cause is unknown.
the reason objects look bigger on the horizon is because there are other things to compare them to (like buildings and tees). it has nothing to do with the atmosphere, it's just an optical illusion.
Atmostpheric lensing is not the issue. It's a well-known issue of perception that has been used in art for 1000's of years. Your brain gives distance to something at the horizon because of the other objections you see along the ground, and therefore interprets the moon as larger. When it's overhead and there are no objects, your brain thinks it is closer, so interpret it as smaller. Opposite to common sense, but easily demonstrated with simple artwork. Probably a bunch of facebook illusions to demonstrate it for you.
That is actually incorrect. the phenomenon which makes the moon appear larger at the horizon is a trick of the mind. Actual measurements of the moon appearing larger at the horizon will be the same as the moon at the zenith.
The atmosphere may refract (bend) light, but it darn sure doesn't magnify it! If everything on the horizon was magnified by, say 10 percent, then your field of vision would require 396 (360 + 36) degrees of rotation to contain the panoramic image. It cannot do that.
The illusion is one of perspective, NOT magnification. This is bad science!
Nope...optical illusion...at least according to Alex Filipenko...PhD...Professor of Astronomy...UC Berkley...
Well I guess it's not a good sign that it was halfway in the sky at 6 PM the past few days... guess I won't get to see it near the horizon, but I will make an effort to dust off the telescope or at least the binoculars 🙂
Full Moon rises at sun set, and sets at sun rise. It has been halfway in the sky at 6pm recently because it was not yet opposite the sun. Watch the position of the Moon around the same time each day/night and you will see that it moves approximately the same distance eastward each day/night.
It's closer than usual already. I jumped up last night and was almost able to touch it. I can't wait for Saturday, I'll reach it for sure!
Grab a piece for me will you? I always wanted a piece of moon cheese to go with my apple pie and ice cream.
I love the moon, but it makes my wife crazy ... mmmmm ... about every 28 days or so.
That was prett darn funny Jeff! Thanks.
The (average) woman's cycle is 28 days. However, the moon's cycle is 29 1/2 days (Full-moon to Full-moon). They don't match up. After 9 months or so, the cycles would be completely out of phase. Sorry, you cannot blame the moon....
Entrainment. Yes it does line up
Glad that works for you. Personally I prefer wine and chocolate.
Uh... does that last line acutally say "Go online...???" Really. Dangy, I guess I need to learn how to do that! Do I hafta use one of those google machines for it?