Monday, December 4, 2017

The Moon was huge last night and early this morning.  Looking a bit more into it, I read that "...when the "Full Cold Moon" rises on Sunday night (Dec. 3) it will also mark the first (and last) "supermoon" of 2017."

Supermoons happen when a full moon approximately coincides with the moon's perigee, or a point in its orbit at which it is closest to Earth. This makes the moon appear up to 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual. 

The Full Cold Moon setting in the west over the Connecticut River, from Volunteer Park.