This is an archived article showing stunning photos of the last supermoon appearance on 19 March 2011. Look how alarmingly close it was to earth!
According to National Geographic, quoting astronomers, this year’s supermoon will not be a threat to earth but will instead be a beautiful sky show. Let’s hope so. The weather, especially here in Johor Bahru, has been particularly bad for the past weeks. Because tides are driven by the moon’s gravitational effects, we have to watch closely at the tides on the Straits of Johor (Selat Tebrau) - and of course for more bad weather.
Photographers (and even NASA) came out in full force in 19 March 2011 to experience the largest full moon in more than 18 years (or since 1993). The "supermoon" occurs when the Moon is at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit (perigee). It's when the Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth. Can you believe that Saturday's full moon appeared 14 percent larger and 30 percent bigger than the smallest full moons the Earth sees?
Did you miss it? No problem. Taken mostly from Flickr photographers from all around the world, here are ten of the best supermoon photos we've seen. (Click photo for credit.)
Top image: The moon is approaching its full phase at a time when it is also at its closest position to the Earth, an event known as "maximal perigee." Source: Discovery News.
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