HOWDY LOONEY MOONEYS, TRACE HERE.
THIS WEEK IS A SUPERMOON -- IT PEAKS ON THURSDAY
THE SEVENTH.
A SUPERMOON IS WHEN THE FULL MOON ALIGNS WITH
THE PERIGEE OF ITS ORBIT.
PERIGEE MEANS THE CLOSEST POINT OF THE MOONS
ORBITAL PATH.
LIKE ALL CELESTIAL BODIES THE MOON HAS AN
ELLIPTICAL ORBIT WHICH MEANS SOMETIMES IT S
A BIT CLOSER AND FULL AT THE SAME TIME.
IT S ONLY A LITTLE LARGER THAN USUAL.
BUT it is STILL A GREAT TIME TO SEE DETAILS
ON OUR NEAREST CELESTIAL BODY.
HEAD OUTSIDE TRY TO FIND THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY
WHERE THE APOLLO CRAFT STILL SITS FROM OUR
LANDING OVER FIFTY YEARS AGO, OR BRING A CAMERA
WITH ZOOM OR BINOCULARS AND SPOT THE CRATER
TYCHO.
EVEN THOUGH SUPERMOONS AREN T SUPER RARE,
THIS IS THE FOURTH SUPERMOON IN 2020, AND
IT S THE LAST, SO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP LOOKIN
UP!