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The sky goes Superplumes!

Added	Mon, 01/05/2017
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Thu, 27/04/2017
Версии	The heavenly bodies

In recent years we have heard many times about Superlunar and saw them in the night sky. During such celestial events full moon seem extremely large and bright, as be at the perigee of the elliptical orbit — the closest point to the Earth.

And now let me introduce you Superplumes! Thursday, April 27, the Crescent moon will be in perigee and it will appear 14% wider and 30 % brighter than other moons of the year. To see the phenomenon, you will need to look into the pinkish glow of the sunset.

Amir Shahcheraghi photographed this slender Crescent from the island of Qeshm in Iraq in December 2016. Then it's only been a day after the new moon. The same young moon that we will be able to see in the morning. But it will be a little bigger, a little brighter and super pretty!

To make it easier to consider this fine Superlow in the bright glow of sunset, take a binoculars.

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