Super Moon Abstract
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Super Moon Abstract
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Super Moon was offically June, 22, 2013 and is the largest full moon of 2013 but was still visible tonight, the 23rd. This image is one I created from photographs I took of it and digital art, paint and textures.
The largest full moon of 2013, a so-called "supermoon," will light up the night sky this weekend, but there's more to this lunar delight than meets the eye.
On Sunday, June 23, at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT), the moon will arrive at perigee � the point in its orbit bringing it closest to Earth, a distance of 221,824 miles. Now the moon typically reaches perigee once each month (and on some occasions twice), with their respective distances to Earth varying by 3 percent.
But Sunday's lunar perigee will be the moon's closest to Earth of 2013. And 32 minutes later, the moon will officially turn full. The close timing of the moon's perigee and its full phase are what will bring about the biggest full moon of the year, a celestial event popularly defined by some as a "supermoon."
While the exact time of the full moon theoretically lasts just a moment, that moment is imperceptible to casual observers. The moon will appear full a couple of days before and after the actual full moon most will speak of seeing the nearly full moon as "full": the shaded strip is so narrow, and changing in apparent width so slowly, that it is hard for the naked eye to tell in a casual glance whether it�s present or on which side it is.
During Sunday's supermoon, the moon will appear about 12.2 percent larger than it will look on Jan. 16, 2014, when it will be farthest from the Earth during its apogee.
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June 24th, 2013
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Laurie Search
Revisiting this amazing creation, dear Sandi!!! It's just fabulous!! I love it!! :)))vf
Dawn Senior-Trask
What breathtaking and amazing work! Love this and the feelings it evokes! Outstanding! fav