Super Harvest Moon

[Oopsydaisy74]

How to Watch the Super Harvest Moon Today

 

[BBW]

Hey, thanks so much for this! Last night the moon was beautiful - but a Harvest Moon!! I have heard that this is also a big time for seeing Jupiter right next to the moon. SPACE.com -- Rare Sky Show: Two Planets Align with Harvest Moon

 

[BBW]

Shucks, I missed the big moon rising but it has an orange rosy glow right now, too.

Will, I hope you saw it and were able to photograph it!

For those that don't know what the harvest moon is -

Prepare for the Super Harvest Moon! For the first time in two decades, the Sun will sink as the full Moon rises exactly opposite to it on the day the summer ends, creating a strange 360-degree twilight show.

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the autumnal equinox and a Super Harvest Moon will cross the sky after almost 20 years since the last time it happened. When the Sun starts to set on the Western horizon, a full moon will rise opposite to it on the East, reflecting the light of our home star.

Being close to the horizon, the orange Moon will be gigantic thanks to a psychological effect called the Moon illusion. The sky will be illuminated by the Sun and the Moon at the same time, creating a weird 360-degree effect that is rarely seen...

If you click on Will's hyperlink you can find out what time the old harvest moon - not seen in twenty years is going to show up in your piece of sky.