A Huge Moon !

[mikey4444]

I am looking up at the biggest moon I think I have ever seen !

Why is particularly large today....does anybody know ?

[Cloverjo]

I think I'm not too far away from you, Mikey. The moon doesn't look huge to me. Very bright, and possibly full, though.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.moongiant.com/phase/today/

[rsvp]

It's a full moon I believe - last night when the dog and I went out at around 10.30pm is was a bright as daylight - wonderful

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, mamya. Interesting site. I've bookmarked it.

[Mamyalynne]

The experts don't agree that it's a Supermoon though.


http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/why-experts-disagree-on-what-makes-a-supermoon

[Lynn_M]

I see a bad moon a-risein'. Actually, I can't see it from here. But what's that bright star in the Eastern sky? It'll sink below the horizon at around 9:00 pm

[mikey4444]

And a thanks from me as well Mamy....not sure how we would manage without you !

[murraymints]

huge moon here hovering low down..also very bright star as Lyn says...

[Arksided]

That just my backside, I should really put some clothes on.

[Togo]

It is a full moon tonight and the moon is still fairly close to the November perigee which saw a supermoon. The next supermoon will be Dec 3rd 2017.

[Lynn_M]

I've just looked out of my West facing window and it just looks like a normal moon to me. I remember a few years back when we were promised a huge-looking moon. It turned out to be the dampest squib I've ever seen in my life

We see the same surface of the moon all of the time; it doesn't revolve like the earth, so it's about time they sent men back there to erect a Coka Cola ad

[Togo]

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html

Nice link.

[Jackdaw33]

I was waiting for that one!

[Togo]

Nah that's Uranus Arks. :))

[Lynn_M]

It'll look larger when it gets close to the horizon

[Arksided]

Lol Togo, I can't answer that one. ;-)

[Lynn_M]

Actually, the bright star's in the Eastern sky and the moon in the West. Sorry about the Fake News

[Lynn_M]

Other way round (I wish I could edit things on here). Moon in the Eastern sky, bright star in the West

[Togo]

That is Venus not a star Lynn.

[Arksided]

Beware of were-wolves.. now they're scary.