Super full moon shines brightly this weekend - Indian Express

PTI : Los Angeles, Sun Jun 23 2013, 09:31 hrs < /div> The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early today. (Reuters) A "supermoon" rises this weekend. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early today as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual. While the moon will appear 14 percent larger than normal, sky watchers won't be able to notice the difference with the naked eye. Still, astronomers say it's worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos. "It gets people out there looking at the moon, and might make a few more people aware that there's interesting stuff going on in the night sky," Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory said in an email. Some viewers may think the supermoon looks more dazzling, but it's actually an optical illusion. The moon looms larger on the horizon next to trees and buildings. The moon will come within 357,000 kilometers of Earth and turn full around 7:30am EDT (1700 IST), making it the best time to view. As in any supermoon event, high tides are forecast because of the moon's proximity, but the effect is expected to be small. Forget about the myths that swirl every time a supermoon appears. There's no link to higher crime or bizarre behavior. Scientists say that's just lunacy. ALSO READ Hubble spots galaxies in close encounter Super full moon shines brightly this weekend Puzzle of how heart regulates its beat solved Facebook admits contact details of 6 mn users improperly shared due to bug Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGieBEuFQKsIK5VgXoBnEFx6RTtUA&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/super-full-moon-shines-brightly-this-weekend/1132708/

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