Tonight Over the Skies of Seattle: Super Moon!
Tonight the moon is going to be even MORE super than usual. 14% more super-sized and 30% more super-bright, to be specific.
The "perigree moon", as it is officially (and boringly) known, is a product of the elliptical orbit of the moon around the Earth, resulting in occasional extra large extra brightness. So occasional, in fact, that a moon of this scale and scale hasn't been seen for 18 years. Check out the sweet NASA video below for even more super-scientific explanation.
One fun Googley thing about the celestial phenomenon is all the super-crazies theorizing that this is actually a bad super moon on the rise and its occurrence signifies the end of the world--or at least a few natural disasters.
For the less apocalyptic among us who just want to enjoy some astrological coolness the best time to peep this moon is at sunset when the moon is closest to the horizon. Tonight in Seattle dusk is at 7:21 p.m. And unlike some of our previous sky-related phenomena, there's a good chance the skies will be clear enough to enjoy it.
