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Perigee Moon Show Tonight, Geminid Meteor Shower Tomorrow

December 12, 2008 by Jeff Gammons  
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Perigee Moon Show Tonight Under Clear Skies -
The series of cold front boundaries are now through the Florida peninsula, and will give way to clear, crisp, cloud free skies tonight. Why is this important? Well, tonight starting at sunset, the brightest and largest full moon of the year will rise to the east. This is known as a Perigee Moon, and is brighter and larger since the moon’s orbit is an ellipse with one side 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other tonight December 12th. The best time view is when the moon is near the eastern horizon, as it will look it’s biggest then rising over the eastern evening sky. We will be cloud free tonight in central and southern Florida, so why not head down to the area beaches of east Florida and watch the moon rise over the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. The weather is forecast to be excellent for moon watch tonight, so be sure to bring a camera, and a warm blanket as it will also be chilly with temperatures in the 50‘s.

Other Space Weather This Weekend To Look Out For – Geminid Meteor Shower

With all the great sky conditions this weekend, why not have some more space weather to explore and enjoy on these chilly Florida December nights. The annual December Geminid Meteor Shower is expected to peak on the 13th and 14th, when Earth passes through a stream of debris from a extinct comet. With our bright moon over the next few nights, it will help reduce the amount of visible meteors from 100/hour down to about 20-30/hour. The best time to begin watching is Saturday night the 13th around 10 pm local, through until dawn the next morning. Skies here in Florida should once again be clear and great for meteor shower watching, so pack up the family and head outside tomorrow night for some space weather fireworks in the night sky.

Share your encounters with any of this weekend space weather expected here in the comment section of the post. We’d love to see your perspective!

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