Noah Petro – Astronomy Now

Supermoon of 14 November is the closest Moon to Earth since 1948

10 November 2016 Astronomy Now

When a full Moon makes its closest pass to Earth in its orbit it appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than average, making it a supermoon. This month’s full Moon on Monday 14 November is the closest Moon to Earth since 26 January 1948. The Moon won’t be this super again until 25 November 2034!

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter provides new high-resolution earthrise image

19 December 2015 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently captured a unique view of Earth centred just off the coast of Liberia from the spacecraft’s vantage point in orbit around the Moon, about 83 miles above the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the Moon, on the lunar farside.