Timeline for What made the recent supermoon so super?
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| Nov 25, 2016 at 18:16 | comment | added | AstroFloyd | Note that the brightness is not just determined by the Moon's distance, but also by that of the Sun and, rather importantly, how close the Full Moon is to Antisol, i.e. the exact opposition to the Sun (barring eclipses). The October 2016 Full Moon was farther from Earth but closer to Antisol, and actually brighter than the November "Supermoon". | |
| Nov 17, 2016 at 0:42 | comment | added | zephyr | @Coomie That's a good question and I have to admit, I don't know the answer. Cursory googling isn't helping me either. This would be a great question to ask on here though in a new question. | |
| Nov 17, 2016 at 0:09 | vote | accept | Coomie | ||
| Nov 17, 2016 at 0:09 | comment | added | Coomie | Be-a-utiful answer. I have one follow up question. How close to perigee and a full moon have to be to call it a supermoon? | |
| Nov 16, 2016 at 19:10 | history | answered | zephyr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |