Maidencombe Moon watchers may be disappointed this evening as cloud cover looks to be 100% over the combe as an unusually large full Moon rises.
Known as a 'Perigee Full Moon' it is so-named as the coinciding of a full Moon with the closest approach of the Moon to the Earth.
It is actually a bit of an optical illusion insofar as that the Moon only appears larger (about 14%) when it is low down on the horizon.
Much better viewing prospects for Maidencombe will be Sunday evening and I'll be out to record it on video with the powerful zoom qualities of my Canon Powershot SX40.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
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