*PSA* See the SUPERMOON plus PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER tonight!

[In_The_Wind]

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Sunday night brings a supermoon, when the full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to the Earth during its elliptical orbit around us.

This weekend will be your best chance to see the second of three supermoons this year.
The full moon on August 10th will be the closest and largest full moon in 2014.

When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth, it becomes a “Supermoon,” and will be up to 31,000 miles closer to Earth than other full moons this year.

According to NASA, this weekend’s full moon will be 14-percent closer and 30-percent brighter than other full moons of the year.

The scientific term for the phenomenon is “perigee moon” or the point when the moon is closest to the Earth in its monthly orbit.

The moon will appear much larger than normal, especially on the horizon.

Like all full moons, this month’s full moon has many names. It’s known as the Sturgeon Moon in North America referencing back to a time in history when sturgeon fish were plentiful and easy to catch in the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay.

It’s also known as the Red Moon, the Green Corn Moon and the Grain Moon.

If you happen to miss the weekend’s supermoon, don’t worry, you will have one more chance to see it this year.

There will also be a supermoon on September 8th. The only difference is it won’t appear quite as big as it will this month.

[Inkfreak]

1. My late stepfather gave me a very nice telescope a few years back.

I think I'll take it out today. This should be a great night to use it. Thanks for info!

[In_The_Wind]

5. Did you get it all set up and ready?

[Inkfreak]

13. Sure did!

It's a Galileo telescope with 3 little eyepieces. HR12.5mm, HR20mm, and SR4mm. This should be fun, I've never used it. I'll be thinking of him tonight as I check out this awesome sight.

[RebelOne]

2. I am hoping to see it, but there is a lot of cloud coverage

here in North Georgia because it has been raining for the past few days.

[In_The_Wind]

4. Our sky is clear. We're putting on bug spray and heading out around 8.

There will be another supermoon on September 8th. Good luck then.

[mnhtnbb]

3. I wish! It's cloudy here.

I do remember one night many, many years ago, being in Honolulu
when the Perseids meteor shower occurred. It was magnificent.

[In_The_Wind]

8. I wish I could see the stars while sitting on the beach in Hawaii.

I'm glad you have those memories.

[mnhtnbb]

11. Maybe next year? Or...?

[cyberswede]

6. Dang - overcast here!

*grump*

I hope everyone else gets a good view!

[In_The_Wind]

9. It's going to be a clear view in my front yard.

A few too many street lights for easy meteor viewing but the moon was awesome last night.

[antiquie]

7. Clear here

[In_The_Wind]

10. Yeah! 45 minutes or so till moonrise

Sunset: 8:02 PM

[easychoice]

12. Thanks!

I would have missed it.
I forgot to add it is clear as a bell and the atmosphere is not smokey at all.Yeah!

[Callmecrazy]

14. I hate to burst everybody's bubble...

but a full moon means very little chance of seeing any meteors. Maybe one or two, but I wouldn't count on it.

[Aristus]

15. Thanks for the heads-up.

I'm going to haul a lawn chair out to the driveway, crack a beer, and enjoy the show...