Live Webcast of the Supermoon Eclipse

Source - Space Weather News for Sept. 26, 2015: http://spaceweather.com

This weekend's full Moon is a "supermoon," the biggest and brightest of the year, and it is about to be eclipsed.  On Sunday evening, Sept 27th, sky watchers in North America will see the swollen lunar orb glide through the shadow of Earth, turning it a beautiful shade of sunset red. The same eclipse will be visible from South America, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia during the early hours of Sept. 28th.  The Coca-Cola Space Science Center is broadcasting the event live at  http://www.ccssc.org/webcast.html .

For more information about the eclipse, and a big sunspot facing Earth this weekend, visit http://spaceweather.com

ScienceCasts: Total Eclipse of the Harvest Moon

Source - ScienceAtNASA

This Sunday, Sep. 27th, the super Harvest Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a lovely amber total lunar eclipse.



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Perseid Meteors vs the Supermoon

Source - NASA Science News for July 29, 2014

Which is brighter--a flurry of Perseid fireballs or a supermoon? Sky watchers will find out this August when the biggest and brightest full Moon of 2014 arrives just in time for the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/28jul_perseids2014/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://youtu.be/JkKzMAzT5fs



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Three Supermoons in a Row

Source - NASA Science News for July 10, 2014

The summer of 2014 will be bathed in moonlight as three perigee "supermoons" occur in consecutive months: July 12, August 10, and September 9.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/10jul_supermoons/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://youtu.be/D1KKpeW231Y


  
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Meteor Shower and Super Moon

Source - Space Weather News for May 3, 2012: http://spaceweather.com

Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower.  The shower peaks this weekend on May 5th and 6th.

Glare from a perigee full Moon--a "Super Moon"--will interfere with the display.  Nevertheless, observers especially in the southern hemisphere could still see dozens of meteors during the hours before local sunrise on May 6th.

More information about the shower and live audio from a meteor radar may be found on http://spaceweather.com