View this Saturday March 19th a giant size, the largest seen in almost 20 years, and with a beauty that, according to experts, is unique.
"When the moon appears over the horizon, which in the case of Chile would be on the Andes, is going to be big enough," he told BBC World, Arturo Gomez, an astronomer at the Cerro Tololo Observatory in northern Chile.
According to the expert, this is an interesting optical phenomenon.
"The last full moon that was so big and so close to Earth was in March 1993," said Geoff Chester, an expert from the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO, for its acronym in English) reported the Web site of NASA. IEN
its elliptical orbit, called perigee is 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other, called apogee.
According to experts, the perigee is the closest approach of the Moon to Earth. That is where will this weekend.
"The Moon at perigee is seen beside about 14% larger and 30% brighter than when viewed in the side peak of its orbit," he said in the article NASA Dr. Tony Phillips.
The perigee full moon could cause the so-called perigee tides, representing an increase of a few centimeters in height of the tides.
a phenomenon that, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, for its acronym in English) should not generate concern.
"The local geography can amplify the effect in about 15 centimeters. It is not exactly a great flood," said Phillips. The super Luna
March 1983 and almost becomes a giant moon, in 2008, proved to be harmless.
But what is the secret to appreciate the beauty of the moon this weekend?
"When the moon appears over the horizon, which in the case of Chile would be on the Andes, is going to be big enough," he told BBC World, Arturo Gomez, an astronomer at the Cerro Tololo Observatory in northern Chile.
According to the expert, this is an interesting optical phenomenon.
"The last full moon that was so big and so close to Earth was in March 1993," said Geoff Chester, an expert from the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO, for its acronym in English) reported the Web site of NASA. IEN
its elliptical orbit, called perigee is 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other, called apogee.
According to experts, the perigee is the closest approach of the Moon to Earth. That is where will this weekend.
"The Moon at perigee is seen beside about 14% larger and 30% brighter than when viewed in the side peak of its orbit," he said in the article NASA Dr. Tony Phillips.
The perigee full moon could cause the so-called perigee tides, representing an increase of a few centimeters in height of the tides.
a phenomenon that, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, for its acronym in English) should not generate concern.
"The local geography can amplify the effect in about 15 centimeters. It is not exactly a great flood," said Phillips. The super Luna
March 1983 and almost becomes a giant moon, in 2008, proved to be harmless.
But what is the secret to appreciate the beauty of the moon this weekend? "The best time to see it is when you are near the horizon. That's where the illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly spectacular sight, "said the expert from NASA.
The Moon will be at the full moon phase. Courtesy of NASA.
Seeing her background-bearing trees, buildings or other objects in the foreground, the Moon looks unnatural. "The inflated balloon rising in the east at sunset can be so close that if one reaches out think you can touch it," he said Phillips.
But that closeness is an illusion, since the side perigee of the Moon is about 356,577 miles from Earth.
SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/
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