A "super-moon" was on offer for New Zealand on Sunday evening...
This is a once a year event and this year the moon is as much as 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than other full moons of 2012 due to its closeness to earth.
The scientific term for the phenomenon is "perigee moon". The moon follows an elliptical path around Earth with one side, or perigee, about 31,000 miles closer than the other, or apogee.
On Sunday evening the moon was visible over New Zealand since 5.23pm.
The last perigee moon was on March 19, 2011, when it was about 250 miles closer than tonight's.
A perigee full moon can bring tides that are higher than normal but only by an inch or so (a few centimetres). The effect can be amplified by local geography, but only by about six inches.
The scientific term for the phenomenon is "perigee moon". The moon follows an elliptical path around Earth with one side, or perigee, about 31,000 miles closer than the other, or apogee.
On Sunday evening the moon was visible over New Zealand since 5.23pm.
The last perigee moon was on March 19, 2011, when it was about 250 miles closer than tonight's.
A perigee full moon can bring tides that are higher than normal but only by an inch or so (a few centimetres). The effect can be amplified by local geography, but only by about six inches.
Check out this link to another TVNZ clip
http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/super-moon-lights-up-nz-sky-video-4866070
Leave a comment to this post and tell us what you have learnt from the article and the news video.
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By Mrs Rolton and ????
What I learnt today was that there can be 2 moons at night time
ReplyDeleteI think that the moon can be bright
From Satisha
We learnt that people be silly and do more crime on that day,that the moons changes.
ReplyDeleteWe think that people be silly and do more crime because the moon is brighter and bigger once a year.
By Mia and Chloe.
We think that its really weird because people are not always silly when the moon is normal.
DeleteWe learnt that people act different and it also makes the tide come in and it makes
dogs howl
By Gabrielle Theissen and Kylos.
we dont think that people play up on full moon because we are
Deletenormal on full moon
by aidan and brody
we dont think that people play up on full moon because we are
Deletenormal on full moon
by aidan and brody
Hi we learnt about 2 things about the moon
Deleteby Kaea Teegan sapphire
We learnt that when the moon gets bright that people dont act the same way and people can be really silly.
ReplyDeleteBy Kathy and Nesion
I didn’t know there was a perigee moon every year. I didn’t see it but it sounds awesome.
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http://stjopaparoom16.blogspot.co.nz/
Did you know that if you close one of your eye and put your thumb up near the moon it will be the the same size or even bigger.
ReplyDeleteFrom Nesion and Sapphire. :) :)