I saw the one last year, but it was too cloudy this year. I could still see the horizon glowing though, which was strange because the moon is usually a lot higher.
It's basically when the moon's eliptical orbit puts it closer to the earth than usual, so it appears about 10% bigger.
Is this the same "supermoon" as when it is red/purple?
The colors have little to do with the closeness. They are caused by light reflecting/refracting different wavelengths when the it hits particles in the upper atmosphere. Those particles tend to show red/orange tints while filtering out blue/green ones.
In France we call that a red-haired Moon. (We have... Interesting... Ideas...) It has something to do with the reflexion of the light that Mars "sends back" (I don't know the correct English word) once it has been enlightened by the sun. Mars is red so the light he "sends back" is red/orange and the Moon absorbs it.
It has something to do with the reflexion of the light that Mars "sends back" (I don't know the correct English word) once it has been enlightened by the sun. Mars is red so the light he "sends back" is red/orange and the Moon absorbs it.
i hope thats not what they learn you in school in france. cause the coller of the moon has absolutly nothing to do whit mars. mars is to far away to shine enoufg light back to the earth or moon. for us to see whit the naked eye.
i saw it. i did notice it was bigger then usually and i found it beautiful (some of the lower half of it was covered by small clouds so it looked like one of those werewolves movies) but it wasnt all that amazing. actually, i only knew it was a supermoon the next day when my father told me.
and the moon being red has something to do with the suns position and only happens when the moon appears the same time it sets right? (this is what my logic tells me so dont think this is a fact).
a red moon occurs when the earth is positioned between the sun and the moon. although the moon passes through the earths shadow, the moon remains partially illuminated by sunlight that is refracted and scattered by the earths atmosphere.
the lunar science site of nasa it down atm. but here is the link for when it returns online.
a red moon occurs when the earth is positioned between the sun and the moon. although the moon passes through the earths shadow, the moon remains partially illuminated by sunlight that is refracted and scattered by the earths atmosphere.
and what causes a blue moon? normally the moon is white but i saw a blue moon...
and what causes a blue moon? normally the moon is white but i saw a blue moon...
probably volcanic ash. or something els very small in the air. the last time scientists have uctualy seen a blue moon is in the year 1883. when the volcano Krakatoa erupted in indonesia.
but "blue moon" is often used as a saying for when something is obvius very clear. or when a 2nd full moon happens in the same month when 1 has happend already. or the 3rd full moon in a season whit 4 full moons. these full moons are not actualy blue, even tho they are colled blue moon.
are you sure you saw a actual blue moon? where have you seen this blue moon? are their any big factorys around that could have caused small pollution so it showed blue to you?
if your sure you saw a blue moon then you would have to seek the answerd for it closer to home then in space.
