![]() (We also get corresponding apogee New Moons, which are The lunar orbital and phase cycles synchronize for a few months, giving us a The phases, including Full Moons, repeat every 29.5 days. Due to the Earth’s motion around the Sun, The Moon phases we see depend on the angleįormed by the Sun, Earth, and Moon. The Moon completes an orbit of the Earth every 27.3 days, so perigees andĪpogees repeat on that interval. Moment of perigee (or closest approach toĮarth), so it will be a so-called Supermoon. This Full Moon occurs at 8:52 am Eastern Time, only 2.5 hours after the Moon’s November 14, so it will look full both tonight (Sunday) and Monday evening. at the Angus Glen Library in Markham.įull Beaver/Frost Moon arrives on Monday, The YRAA are also running a public solar observing event Saturday, November 19th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. If it’s clear on Monday evening, November 14th, astronomers from the York Region Astronomy Association will set up for public viewing of the Supermoon at the Bayview Reservoir Park Playground (off Sycamore Drive) in Thornhill. If you are a camp, or a teacher interested in a classroom presentation, a star party, or a guided field trip to a local observatory, please visit for details. All the times mentioned are Eastern Standard Time. The gradation of colours indicate that various chemical elements are being vaporized as it burns thought the atmosphere.)Īstronomy “Skylights” for the week (from November 13th) by Chris Vaughan. (Above: a bright Leonid meteor captured by Ed Sweeney on November 17, 2009. A Supermoon, Leonid Meteors Peak in Moonlight, and Four Evening Planets!
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