I remember being on holiday once in the South of France by the coast at sunset, but opposite was the Moon looking stunning and huge, hanging just above the horizon out at sea. It was so beautiful! I couldn't figure out why it looked so big, but perhaps this was the reason.
We could all use a distraction or two right now, and what better way to take your mind off what's happening on this planet than by gazing at another celestial body? This Wednesday 8 April you'll be able to see a 'super pink Moon' in the night sky.
It won't actually be pink, but it will appear to be the biggest and brightest of all the full Moons of 2020 – those points every 29-and-a-half days when Earth is right between the Moon and the Sun, meaning we get to see the Moon completely lit up.
This time around, we're getting what people often call a 'supermoon' as well as a full Moon, because the Moon will be in perigee: the closest possible point to us in its elliptic orbit, a mere 357,035 kilometres or 221
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Time for some Sinatra
https://youtu.be/Dw1ZC6sZjIY
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