Don't miss the supermoon tonight
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2016-11-14 14:10:54
The moon rises through the clouds over the historical Galata Tower in Turkey’s Istanbul, on November 14, 2016. Photo: CFP/ Yagiz Karahan
Editor's Note:
Don't miss the supermoon tonight, the biggest & brightest full moon since 1948, so rare it won't be matched until 2034.
The “supermoon”, the biggest and brightest full moon since 1948, rises over the sky of Beijing, China on November 14, 2016. Photo: CFP figcaption > The “supermoon”, which orbits closer to the Earth than at any time since 1948, lights the sky in China’s Dalian on November 14, 2016. Photo: CFP figcaption > A train crosses on the Sydney Harbor Bridge under the “supermoon” on November 14, 2016. Photo: CFP/Jason Reed figcaption > The “supermoon” is seen behind a building in Beijing, China, November 14, 2016. The spectacle won’t happen for another 18 years. Photo: CFP figcaption > The moon rises near Glastonbury Tor a day before the "supermoon" spectacle, in Glastonbury, Britain November 13, 2016. Photo: CFP/Rebecca Naden figcaption > The "supermoon", the closest the moon comes to Earth since 1948, rises over the Power and Light building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, US, November 13, 2016. Photo: CFP/Dave Kaup figcaption > The moon rises behind a car on The Emirates Air Line (cable car) in London's Docklands on November 13, 2016.On November 14, The moon will orbit closer to the earth than at any time since 1948, named a 'supermoon', it is defined by a Full or New moon coinciding with the moon's closest approach to the Earth. Photo: CFP/Glyn KIRK figcaption > The moon rises over an antenna on the top of a building in Madrid on November 13, 2016, on the eve of a "supermoon". On November 14, 2016, the moon will orbit closer to the earth than at any time since 1948, named a 'supermoon', it is defined by a Full or New moon coinciding with the moon's closest approach to the Earth. Photo: CFP/GERARD JULIEN figcaption >