SYDNEY stargazers have been treated to a spectacle in the sky in the form of the year’s first celestial phenomenon, the supermoon
The east coast of Australia got their first taste of the supermoon just after the moon rose around 7pm AEST, while the rest of the country was forced to wait until 1am this morning.
The full moon is called a supermoon due to it appearing between 12 and 14 per cent larger and shining around 25-30 times brighter than normal. This is due to the moon’s position being slightly closer to Earth than normal.
The most important thing for astronomers was the distance between the moon and Earth, which was just 360,000km.
When the moon gets this close, it has a strong effect on the Earth’s ocean tides
A supermoon occurs when two space events line up at once. The first is a full moon, while the other is a perigee, i.e. the moment a celestial body, whether it be a moon, planet or a comet, reaches its closest point to Earth.
When the moon gets this close, it has a strong effect on the Earth’s ocean tides
A supermoon occurs when two space events line up at once. The first is a full moon, while the other is a perigee, i.e. the moment a celestial body, whether it be a moon, planet or a comet, reaches its closest point to Earth.
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