Posted: May 06, 2012 2:00 pm
twistor59 wrote:Talking of which, from the Guardian:
(I've pasted a quote, because surely they'll correct it?)Supermoon makes photographers go crazy
Perigee moon appears 14% bigger and 30% brighter as planet passes closer to Earth
Now I'm not an expert astronomer but.....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/may/06/supermoon-makes-photographers-crazy?CMP=twt_fd
From here; http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/moon_ap_per.html
The angular size;
Perigee - Angle subtended: 0.5548°
Apogee - Angle subtended: 0.4923°
So at perigee it appears to be about 14% wider than at apogee.
Not sure about the moon been 30% brighter.
edit - the same link also says that it's about 30% brighter.
