Mini Moon: Check out weirdly small micromoon on Friday

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Mini Moon: Check out weirdly small micromoon on Friday

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand

 

The supermoon was so overrated. This Friday, it’s time for the “micromoon” to shine.

 

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) asked the public to keep their eyes open for the micromoon at the end of the week, it’s the smallest moon of the year.

 

On Friday night, the moon will be furthest away from the earth at 406,402 kilometers. In Thailand, the micromoon will be fullest at 8:11pm. You won’t see ol’ micro again for another year after that.

 

Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/mini-moon-check-weirdly-small-micromoon-friday/

 

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[clokwise]

Ah, I'm gonna be out of town on Friday. I guess I have to wait until next year.

[trogers]

A night of werewolffies then...

[IAMHERE]

15 hours ago, clokwise said:

Ah, I'm gonna be out of town on Friday. I guess I have to wait until next year.

Good news, my local Lunatic says you can see it anywhere east or west of the equator. So, no problemo.

[Stargeezr]

If anyone wants to see something fantastic, it would be if one of the nearer stars supernovaed

one star that would be very noticeable if the shoulder of the Orion constellation,

Betelgeuse, went boom.  The notices of the moon or mars or any planet being close or far is

not really news to get excited about.

Geezer

[tandor]

19 hours ago, trogers said:

A night of werewolffies then...

...little ones.