Nov. 14th Supermoon!

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Nov. 14th Supermoon!

Nov. 14th Supermoon!

Hey! So has anyone heard of this?

So, for those who don't know anything about it, the moon is sometimes closer and sometimes farther away from the earth, right?  So, a Supermoon is when the moon is full and at it's closest point to the earth.   And it's happening tonight!   It appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter.  There's three Supermoons this year, but this one is special because it's the only  one this year that's completely full and there hasn't been one this close to the earth since 1948 and there won't be another this close 'til 2034!

So, I'm going out tonight and going to try and get some pictures.  Anyone else?

submitted by Little Reader
(November 14, 2016 - 4:27 pm)

back to the Down to Earth

Last night as QE and I were admiring the moon, I was like: "Lunar Eclipse is in full power." And she's like "yeah." So that folks is why my cousin is awesome. Guard your minds peeps! Airi is out for revenge!

submitted by Rose bud
(November 14, 2016 - 5:26 pm)

I heard about this but some annoying clouds are blocking my view of it rigt now. My friend sent me a really cool picture of it reflecting off the ocean though.

submitted by Dragonrider
(November 14, 2016 - 7:50 pm)

It was cloudy where I live! Grrr... I couldn't get any pictures.

submitted by Bluebird
(November 15, 2016 - 7:22 am)

Yeah! I heard about it! Unfortunatly, it was cloudy last night and I couldn't see a thing. :( Oh, well. Next time!

submitted by Cockleburr
(November 15, 2016 - 9:15 am)

I, unfortunately, was unable to go out and see the moon. I'm really sad about that. Would anyone that took pictures possibly be able to post a couple? If not, that';s fine. I could just look some up online, I guess...

submitted by Just wondering
(November 15, 2016 - 9:24 am)

Well, that sucks for me....

*sighs*

I live in Illinois. The light pollution makes it look like any other moon--maybe the regular moon in the UP. (You seriously need to go to the Upper Peninsula! You can see literally every star in the sky there at night. As for a girl who moved to Illinois when she was 3, and 3 year olds don't exactly stare at the night sky, it was breathtaking. I normally see 3-6 stars in the sky each night here. You can even see the milky way, every constelation, powder across space....like I said, breathtaking.)

Or maybe.......

That's no moon. 

submitted by Icy, age 12!!!, The Forest
(November 15, 2016 - 11:28 am)

It's a space-station!!! YES ICY! *high-fives Icy*

submitted by Cockleburr
(November 15, 2016 - 9:58 pm)

Yeah!  I took a couple photos and it's perfect because my window has a perfect of the moon, and I go out to school, So perfect Pictures!

submitted by Lynx(*⁰▿⁰*), age 13, Mich
(November 15, 2016 - 7:21 pm)

When I went up onto my building's new roof deck, it was pretty cloudy. I fancied I could see the moon through the clouds, but it was dimmer than usual, because of the clouds. It also didn't look that big. It was the size of a normal full moon.

(I live in New York.)

submitted by Applejaguar, age !!, New York
(November 16, 2016 - 3:16 pm)

I only saw it through the trees. XD

~Poetic Panda 

submitted by Poetic Panda
(November 16, 2016 - 5:35 pm)

I saw it on the horizon, big, pale orange, bright. It was awesome. I also saw it in the sky, not as big as on the horizon, but so bright it almost hurt to look at!

submitted by Leeli
(November 20, 2016 - 10:35 am)
Wow, that sounds really cool.  It was cloudy here and I didn't have a good camera, so I didn't get any pictures.  Did you?  If you did, would you mind posting them on here?  Please?
submitted by Little Reader
(November 21, 2016 - 8:41 am)

I didn't, but maybe my mom did. If so, I can get the pics from her and post them. 

submitted by Leeli
(November 24, 2016 - 7:07 am)

I heard about it and was upset cause I missed it. but thanks Icy!Now I know I wouldn't have seen much anyway

yes I too live in Illinois 

submitted by Satin, age 11, Emma T.
(November 21, 2016 - 4:40 pm)