Jumbo Supermoon holds sky gazers spell bound
It was an exceptional celestial treat for sky gazers as 'supermoon', the biggest and brightest full moon of the year was at its closest to Earth in 18 years, in the night sky on Saturday. It is the biggest and brightest of 2011," Director of Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators C B Devgun. Saturday's full moon was around 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter as compared to other full moons during the year. This moon is said to the biggest after 1993.
Published Date : Sunday, 20/3/2011 3:06 PM IST
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