23rd June "Supermoon" tonight

[Taffycat]

Thought some of you might be interested in this:

On Sunday (June 23), the moon will be at its closest point to Earth — called perigee. This relatively close brush will happen as the moon enters its fullest phase, creating the cosmic coincidence known as the supermoon. At its fullest and closest, the moon will appear about 12 percent larger in the sky.

"It doesn't matter where you are, the full moon you're seeing will be the biggest for 2013,"

The full moon tonight is called a super perigee moon since it is at its closest to Earth in 2011. The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March 1993.

Full article here:
http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/20...ence-biggest-full-moon-of-2013-explained?lite

Hope cloudiness doesn't ruin the view.

 

[nivrip]

Hope cloudiness doesn't ruin the view.

Certain to. Always does.

Called Sod's Law.

 

[TriplexDread]

Called Sod's Law.

Nah just British weather lol

 

[Becky]

Such a shame that the weather is so cloudy where we are today, it would have been great to see!

 

[Anon_F]

cloudy & rain, more like autumn than the height of British summer!

 

[EvanDavis]

Nice and clear in my part of London. But sadly I think beer consumption is taking its effect and I might be asleep by the time the moon shows its face

 

[CSB]

Well I'm still in work until 11pm. Wonder if I'll catch a glimpse on the way home? Do you think some who do not know about this may freak out? lol

 

[crazylegs]

Can't see a thing here way too much cloud cover and very blustery means the wind is pushing the cloud cover over constantly.

 

[EvanDavis]

Here's what I could see from me flat

 

[nivrip]

Not a single gap in the cloud cover.

 

[Taffycat]

It brightened-up here during the evening, so at half-past midnight, we were able to get a good view of the moon. Quite a sight, which my pic doesn't really do justice to. But here it is

 

[Urmas]

Midsummer night cruise, Helsinki, past midnight:

 

[Taffycat]

Oh that was lovely Urmas. We enjoyed that so much.

 

[Urmas]

Summer "up here" is sooooo [am running out of adjectives]... but short.

P.S. "White nights": Locations where the sun is less than 7 degrees below the horizon which are above 59° 34’ latitude (Helsinki: 60° 10' 15" N) that are south of the Arctic Circle or north of the Antarctic Circle experience midnight twilight instead of the midnight sun. So that daytime activities, such as reading, are still possible without artificial light on a clear night. (OK, fine, small print excluded.)

24.6.2013
Helsinki: Sunrise today at 3:55. Sunset today at 22:50. Length of day is 18 h 55 min.
Tampere: Sunrise today at 3:43. Sunset today at 23:12. Length of day is 19 h 29 min.
Oulu: Sunrise today at 2:20. Sunset 25.6.2013 0:20.
Rovaniemi: Sunrise 5.6.2013 1:42. Sunset 7.7.2013 1:03.
Utsjoki: Sunrise 16.5.2013 1:41. Sunset 28.7.2013 0:41.