Supermoon tonight

[rustylady]

Super Moon Saturday Super Moon: Lunar Perigee Set To Occur On Saturday Night | Strange News | Sky News

Super Moon To Offer Saturday Night Delight
news.sky.com
A so-called super moon is set to light up the sky overnight from Saturday into Sunday morning, bringing a lunar spectacle for amateur and professional astronomers alike.

Don't know that I'll be awake that early in the morning though.

[veggiechicken]

Thanks RL. I'll leave the bedroom curtains undrawn and hope that the moonlight wakes me!

[bearded bloke]

[roitelet]

Saw one once before, amazing! Not much chance of seeing one here, too much cloud cover.

[northepaul]

Hmmm thanks for letting us know - lets hope its not cloudy (as it has been lately) so we can see!

[Chef_uk]

I know many dismiss the event as a major concern but i do believe supermoon's can cause geological events here on earth. I pray we don't see another Japan Tsunami within the next 7 days

[RedThorn]

Drat, that's 11:35am here

[Nicos]

Thanks for that- I had no idea. I'm going to set my alarm...fingers crossed for a break in the clouds

[Kleftiwallah]

Not good for astronomers, it's just too bright! far better to look at the craters along the edge of a semi illuminated moon. Cheers, Tony.

[lottie dolly]

never heard of this before,sounds interesting in more ways than 1 reading the other posts,i'll have a google later,maybe best if i go to sleep,just in case i start howling real bad,

[Pa Snips]

Not good for astronomers, it's just too bright! far better to look at the craters along the edge of a semi illuminated moon. Cheers, Tony.

I agree, the craters along the terminator are the most spectacular, but most astronomers will have a decent moon filter for the eyepiece to reduce the intense glare. Having said that, I used to have a telescope and didn't have a moon filter...looking at the moon for too long gave me a headache!

[The Large One]

Cracking
Off to Exmoor national park in a couple weeks as designated dark skies area for some star gazing with a few chums
Might dust off the binos for a quick look

[Jeanied]

So it is half past five tomorrow morning? Hopefully the clouds will clear a bit.

[chris]

No doubt be up with the nippers so will have to remember to have a look

[veggiechicken]

So it is half past five tomorrow morning? Hopefully the clouds will clear a bit.

From the link ^^^^
"The close approach will happen within minutes of the official full moon phase at 4.35am BST."
Don't want you to sleep through it