Extra large astronomical treat in store
Summer Goddard
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We are in for an astronomical treat on the evening of Nov. 14. An “extra supermoon” will appear for the first time in almost 70 years and appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than an average full moon. We haven’t seen a supermoon like this since January 1948 and won’t see another one like this until November of 2034. The moon’s elliptical orbit and the lineup of the sun, the earth and the moon causes the “perigee moon” we observe as bigger and brighter than normal. Observing this phenomenon is best done as far away from city lights as possible. Get up early on Monday, Nov. 14, because at 6:52 a.m. MST, that’s when the moon will appear its largest.
