SUPER MOON!

NASA

This last Tuesday, September 9th 2014, a phenomena known as the super moon took place. What exactly is a super moon? According to Wiki, A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. The technical name is the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system.

As I was driving from my University I was surprised to witness this marvel. It peeked above the eastern horizon taking the shape of a giant pink red circle. I was confused at first. It looked as if the sun was setting in the East. However as the trees parted, they gave view to a beautiful harvest moon. 

Some other interesting facts about the moon.

1. It is the fifth largest moon in the Solar System

2.The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 221,567 miles

3. The USA’s NASA Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was the first manned Moon landing

4. The Moon is very hot during the day but very cold at night. The average surface temperature of the Moon is 107 degrees Celsius during the day and -153 degrees Celsius at night