Super Full Blue Moon Visible in Thailand Tonight!

[snoop1130]

 

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) is inviting people to watch the ‘Super Full Moon’ on Wednesday night (August 30th).

 

A Super Full Moon is when the full moon is the closest to the Earth in a calendar year. The distance of the moon from the Earth will be about 357,334 kilometers. The night will also be the second full moon of the month and it is also called the ‘Blue Moon’.

 

The ‘Super Full Moon’ will appear to be a little bit larger than normal. When compared with a normal full moon in regular times, it will be about seven percent bigger and 15 percent brighter.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

Caption: PHOTO: NARIT

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/08/30/super-full-blue-moon-visible-in-thailand-tonight/

 

-- The Pattaya News 2023-08-30

 

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[Tropicalevo]

It's looking pretty good from here on Samui.

Big Full Moon Party on KPN tonight.

Edited August 30, 2023 by Tropicalevo

[happysoul]

Must be fun to see but i'll be sticking with this ???? :

 

 

 

[arithai12]

Sure a full moon might be nice to watch a few times, but no special reason to watch tonight. The "super moon" is about 7% larger in diameter than the average full moon, no one can tell the difference by naked eye and if you use a telescope then it doesn't really matter anyway. As for "blue moon", really?? The moon doesn't change its color, which is reflected sunlight, it's just a second full moon in the same month, who cares. btw, the moon might appear redder at times, especially at low elevation over the horizon, if there is dust in Earth's atmosphere. Dust absorbs blue light more than red, hence the color. That can be nice, but nothing to do with "blue moon". This said, for those in CM the NARIT Astropark is an excellent place for those who are interested in learning more about astronomy, with a great planetarium, permanent exhibition, guided tours also in English, and last but not least a good restaurant. Suitable for kids.

[bbko]

Hopefully with the change in the moon, Thailand will get a change in the rain, it's been dry as heck the past few months in my parts.

[daveAustin]

1 hour ago, arithai12 said:

Sure a full moon might be nice to watch a few times, but no special reason to watch tonight. The "super moon" is about 7% larger in diameter than the average full moon, no one can tell the difference by naked eye and if you use a telescope then it doesn't really matter anyway. As for "blue moon", really?? The moon doesn't change its color, which is reflected sunlight, it's just a second full moon in the same month, who cares. btw, the moon might appear redder at times, especially at low elevation over the horizon, if there is dust in Earth's atmosphere. Dust absorbs blue light more than red, hence the color. That can be nice, but nothing to do with "blue moon". This said, for those in CM the NARIT Astropark is an excellent place for those who are interested in learning more about astronomy, with a great planetarium, permanent exhibition, guided tours also in English, and last but not least a good restaurant. Suitable for kids.

For someone interested in astronomy, quite surprising they’d be talking about colours with a ‘blue moon’. It is in regard to a full moon’s rarity of appearing twice in a calendar month.… ‘as rare as a blue moon’, or something like that, which is merely a play on words.

Agree there might not be an apparent difference with a supermoon, but if you can catch it low in the sky with earthly monuments in the foreground, it can really pop.

[KhunLA]

Overcast last night, maybe tonight, shy of full.

 

Although, I see a full 'moon' every night, and looks much better.

[KannikaP]

The best photo of Blue Moon.

[arithai12]

10 hours ago, daveAustin said:

For someone interested in astronomy, quite surprising they’d be talking about colours with a ‘blue moon’. It is in regard to a full moon’s rarity of appearing twice in a calendar month.… ‘as rare as a blue moon’, or something like that, which is merely a play on words.

Agree there might not be an apparent difference with a supermoon, but if you can catch it low in the sky with earthly monuments in the foreground, it can really pop.

Yes I get the connection with "once in a blue moon", but I think it's the other way around possibly? They first invented "blue moon" and then it came into English language as a way of describing something rare. Why they used "blue" beats me.

Catching a full Moon against a special backdrop like a natural feature or a monument is of course great, but doesn't change much with few percent more or less... IMO.

Anyway, good fun to all interested... the next full Moon at the end of September will also be a "super", just 1% less than yesteday's.

[KannikaP]

13 hours ago, bbko said:

Hopefully with the change in the moon, Thailand will get a change in the rain, it's been dry as heck the past few months in my parts.

Please explain why, thanks. We've had a change in the Moon every month.

[scottiejohn]

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

. We've had a change in the Moon every month.

I do hope you mean every "Lunar Month"!!

[KannikaP]

7 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

I do hope you mean every "Lunar Month"!!

Of course, every 29.53059 (29 days, 12 hours and 44 minutes) days. 

It is the average of the Synodic Lunar month, which varies  between 29.18 and 29.93 days.

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

Of course, every 29.53059 (29 days, 12 hours and 44 minutes) days. 

It is the average of the Synodic Lunar month, which varies  between 29.18 and 29.93 days.

How can anyone be SAD about scientific information.?

[KannikaP]

25 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

How can anyone be SAD about scientific information.?

Same person or not?