When the Full Moon coincides with its closest approach to Earth, we get a "Supermoon' also known as the Perigee Full Moon. The full Moon appeared about 14% larger and 30% brighter than others on May 5, 2012.
Some months ago I literally saw a huge moon, I was feeling like the moon is coming down. It was beautiful. Very beautiful. That time I didn't know something like this even exist. I was in my roof. And I called my dad, as soon as he came the moon is hidden behind the clouds. I was feeling like that was my Grandma, visiting me. Her name's meaning was shining of moon. Idk it was a special moment. And only I saw that moment. Whenever I called my dad, in some second it hid behind clouds.
Mountains forming a horizon seen from across a valley or plain often appear to be somehow closer in spatial distance than in journey time, and I wonder if that might be an example of the same effect. I say effect rather than illusion since the magnification could be a neurological adaptation, a kind of useful internal telescope that helps us move about on the planet but only incidentally applies to the moon as well.
I remember when I was little (around 7) I say a super moon "hanging" over our villa in Pavel Bania... It was HUGE and it a brilliant blue (as far as I could remember)... It looked as if it was going to drop on me and my family (my grandma only to be exact) any second.
Yea, good question - I was wondering the same thing! I will have to research the whole super "perigee moon" thing and find out what is different from last March.
Oh there's a Moon, alright. Ya just don't see much of it at night. We're at the New Moon, where the Moon is mostly between the Sun and the Earth (when a solar eclipse can occur). So it's only a sliver of a crescent at most and is most seen only in the daytime sky when it can be hard to spot. But it's there!
The general population would see it being 'Bigger' rather than taking a second and making sense of it just being closer due to it's egg-like shaped orbit.
the report said that it would be at 11.35 pm, but where is that? I know somewhere in the States, and I live in Chile, so i want to know out time difference
Trust me. It's normal and alway revolves at an angle back and forth as the axis to earth is tilted and makes it seem that way. Really, you are the only one moving to the side.
I'm confused... I thought the news last year was saying Super Moons only come around once ever like 18 years... so why is there a super moon in May when we had one last year?
this evening for the first maybe 10 minutes the moon over TX was a light red moon then quickly changed to yellow and stayed yellow for awhile may 5th at sunset
Also, sorry for the unnecissary elongated replies, but I also noticed in the description that he reffers to the moon rising as others as if they were different. It's the same exact moon. Why does he reffer to it as others? Because the general public would see the moon every night as being a new one rather than the same moon that we see every night. P.S. I completely get where you are coming from, but it doesn't even seem to fit the laws of quantum physics.
Full moons have no bigger influence over things on Earth than it has in any other phase. Moon phases are just parts of it being illuminated by the Sun. On the other hand, Moon does have a slightly bigger "power" when in Perigee, because it is a little closer to the Earth than usual. However, this happens every month, so it's not that special.
I thought the enlarged appearance of the moon near the horizon was due to the way we perceive light through our atmosphere (our atmosphere acts like a magnifying glass)... for example, distant stars appear brighter when viewed from the Earth's surface because of the way our atmosphere magnifies the intensity of the incoming light, but those same stars appear more dull when viewed from space. Perhaps I'm over thinking...
One thing is a concern is that gravitation from the moon can cause earthquakes, the moon was closer to the earth in 2011 than in 2010, have 2 check how much closer its got this year. look at last year with the japan earthquake/tsunami gravitational force from the moon Along with the other seizmec activity likely caused this.
same reason why americans live in tornado alley, why house prices are highest along a tsunami prone coastline, and why auckland in new zealand is surrounded by 50 volcanoes... because we can
What does he mean scientists etc dont know why moons look bigger at closer to the horizon. Its surely common sense that water can act like a magnifying effect. So if the conditions are right and theres a decent amount of moisture in the atmosphere to also allow visibility of the moon without becoming cloudy. Then youll have a magnified moon.
The thing is that if the moon has an effect on the tides and tides is the water and there's water in our bodies, don't you think the super moon will have a small effect on us? Not enough to put someone in the hospital but a tiny bit?
I get freaked out a little whenever the moon looks big and a couple of hours ago I was nervous to see it but too bad it's cloudy I'm kinda upset about it
I had a question for the past 3 nights theres no moon and i was wondering is that normal or something is going on and we dont know about! any body knows why?
This day, on this date, on the 20th May 2012, is «the day zero» of the Planetary Alignment of the Sun-Earth-Moon-Pleiades-Annular Solar Eclipse, the Sun will be eclipsed by our Moon, and it is the supposed date of Nibiru's appearing in our Solar System (see the videos of Jaime Maussán relating this future event). This is not my own idea and I am not announcing this event by myself. This is only a reminder of that date as the «day zero of Nibiru's approaching», as said by Jaime Maussán.That's all
During 1:10-1:40...One explaination of the reason why the super moon appears largest on the horizon, is due to magnetism within all the different levels of reflected sunlight and heat rising from and off the surface of whatever location the naked eye sees during a specific time of movement as it rises. It's almost similar to how heat from a distance seems wavy. I base this on reading different theories of Ed Leedskalnin, and the fact that I'm high as fuck.
The moons magnetic frequencies, aka gravity, change the frequencies on the earth surface while it's above that spot. Why wouldn't the moon affect a person in weird ways? It's totally plausible.
it was only about 3% bigger, not that Earth Shakeing LOL. But still interesting with a scope, course I like seeing full moons, especially with my lady.
