Saturday, March 19, 2011

Go and watch the "Nearest MOON" right now.....

*Look for the biggest full moon in nearly two decades when it rises from the east at sunset today, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
*The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993
*The full moon of March 19 occurs less than one hour away from perigee -- a near-perfect coincidence that happens only (every) 18 years or so...
*Although perigee brings the moon 31,000 miles closer to Earth than when the moon is its farthest point from the earth -- apogee -- it still will be 221,000 miles away on Saturday night, according toNASA.

No comments:

Post a Comment