Friday, November 3, 2017

EarthSky News - Nov 3 - Full Hunter's Moon

November 3

Full Hunter's Moon

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Tonight … Full Hunter's Moon 

It's the full moon after the Harvest Moon. It bears the name Hunter's Moon for us in the Northern Hemisphere. For all of Earth, this full moon shines all night.

Friday FAQ: What is the moon illusion?

Ever noticed a rising full moon appear huge on the horizon? It's called the moon illusion, and it's a trick your brain is playing.

Is this full moon a supermoon?
The 11th of 2017's 12 full moons falls on November 3-4. It's the 2nd-closest full moon in 2017, but is it a supermoon?

Small Magellanic Cloud orbits Milky Way

You need to be in Earth's Southern Hemisphere to see the Small Magellanic Cloud. It looks like a luminous cloud, but it's really a dwarf galaxy, orbiting our Milky Way. 

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Tonight … Full Hunter's Moon 

This is 2016's Hunter's Moon from Kurt Zeppetello in Monroe, Connecticut. He said it looked like this to the eye, but, to get the photo to come out as he wanted, he combined a short exposure with a longer exposure.

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Small Magellanic Cloud orbits Milky Way

A Perseid meteor streaks between the two Magellanic Clouds during the peak of the 2013 Perseid meteor shower. Image via Colin Legg.

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