Supermoon 2017

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Luke
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Supermoon 2017

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This Sunday evening we will have the only "Supermoon" of 2017. I do not care to call it a "Supermoon" as it is just a full moon at perigee, but I do find it interesting. I hope it is not cloudy here that night: http://www.newsweek.com/supermoon-2017- ... oon-728118

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The moon is already quite large when there are no clouds covering it.

It is beautiful.

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Overcast here ; yet one can see more light in the fog than usual, which I assume may be due to that strong moon.

I agree : I dislike these pop terms. "Supermoon" sounds corny. Notice how many things these days are dubbed names that sound at teen or teen level mentality ?

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We have a break in the weather this evening. The moon is looking pretty neat.

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Good, I am glad you got to see it !

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The moon is a tad less "super" tonight but still looks neat.

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Several scientists have proposed that whenever a supermoon appears, there will be major earthquakes in diverse places.
Indeed, we have had some major earthquakes following this supermoon. One was just off the coast of Ecuador.

M 6.0 - 19km NE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
2017-12-03 11:19:06 (UTC)
Location
0.484°S 80.282°W
Depth
24.7 km

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes ... bkjh%22%7D

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