Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Supermoon Over Paris

NASA ^ | May 07, 2012 | (see photo credit)

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Explanation: Did you see that full Moon Saturday night? Dubbed a supermoon, the latest fully illuminated moon appeared slightly larger than usual because it occurred unusually near the closest point in its orbit to Earth. Pictured above, the supermoon was captured Saturday night rising behind the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Of course, the angular extent of the moon in comparison to foreground objects can be adjusted just by changing the observer's distance to the foreground object. When compared to nearby objects the moon may appear tiny, but when compared to distant objects -- the moon may appear huge. Next month yet another full moon is expected, this one appearing about one percent smaller.

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[Credit & Copyright: VegaStar Carpentier ]

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Where's the cape?

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[cloudmountain]

FABULOUS.

[martin_fierro]

‘twas a Supermoon in a cloudless sky here in Cruzio County, CA.

Teh awesomez.

[digger48]

Just a quick, off topic question.

I’m in central IN.

What is the bright light about 30-35 degrees from the horizon that I see nightly long before I see any stars and far brighter?

Planet? if so, which one?

[YankeeReb]

Awesome. We’ve been overcast here in CT for the past week :-(

[mikrofon]

[ILS21R]

It’s Venus.

[BamaBlue]

This may help...

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury

[publius911]

What is the bright light about 30-35 degrees from the horizon that I see nightly long before I see any stars and far brighter?

Essential missing information...

What direction?

[Conservative4Ever]

Bella

[onyx]

Lovely!

[left that other site]

I’m gettin’ all romantic now! :-)

[TheOldLady]

Somebody tugged on it.

Lovely sight, thanks for bringing it across the Atlantic for us.

[bigheadfred]

Where's the cape?

Caught a taxi.

NO... wait...

It went escargot.

[bigheadfred]

Lovely sight, thanks for bringing it across the Atlantic for us.

Wait...didn't the Frencheezzzz just choose socialismmmm????

[dr_lew]

I feel a song coming on.

[bigheadfred]

oooohhh.I definitely got a tingle running up my leg

(just a kiddin’)

[left that other site]

(Sigh) How RoMANtic! LOL!

[digger48]

sorry about that....West