Supermoon lights up November sky in Calgary
Bright moon and clear skies lured camera-happy Calgarians outside
Camera-happy Calgarians stayed up late Sunday night and rose early on Monday morning to capture the supermoon in all its glory.
According to Frank Florian, director of the planetarium at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton, the term "supermoon" was actually coined by an astrologer in 1979.
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"Really astronomers know it by a different name, which is perigee-syzygy which is maybe not as sexy as supermoon."
Spent the weekend in a workshop with <a href="https://twitter.com/Neil_Zee">@Neil_Zee</a> and went <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/supermoon?src=hash">#supermoon</a> hunting for the perfect spot <a href="https://t.co/thnTq1dl1z">pic.twitter.com/thnTq1dl1z</a>
—@NSmithClear skies made for prime viewing of the majestic moon over the weekend.
The Calgary Eyeopener's starman, Don Hladiuk, snapped this picture at 6:43 a.m. on Nov. 14.
The last time the moon was this close was 1948, and it won't happen again until 2034.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Supermoon?src=hash">#Supermoon</a> just after 6:30 am and then half an hour later. A lovely golden glow as it sank below the clouds. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/atmosphericrefraction?src=hash">#atmosphericrefraction</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YYC?src=hash">#YYC</a> <a href="https://t.co/iAKLJZlQDL">pic.twitter.com/iAKLJZlQDL</a>
—@GeoKsBut that's only 300 kilometres closer than the Sept. 28, 2015 supermoon — which Florian says was more of a rare spectacle because it coincided with a total lunar eclipse.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Supermoon?src=hash">#Supermoon</a> Over Nosehill Park Calgary <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GordDowniesCanada?src=hash">#GordDowniesCanada</a> <a href="https://t.co/zX4CsGgCyq">pic.twitter.com/zX4CsGgCyq</a>
—@MerlinYYCThe supermoon will still be visible on Monday night — but won't be as bright because it will no longer be in its full moon phase.
My <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/supermoon2016?src=hash">#supermoon2016</a> shots from last night in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yyc?src=hash">#yyc</a>. Using different lenses for each shot. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canon?src=hash">#Canon</a> 6D <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Calgary?src=hash">#Calgary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Alberta?src=hash">#Alberta</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/moon?src=hash">#moon</a> <a href="https://t.co/coDwWzvpqS">pic.twitter.com/coDwWzvpqS</a>
—@DanMaddenWXWith files from the Calgary Eyeopener