I'm referring to the moon..
Yes..the moon..as i had commented to at least 2 people over the past 2 days..the moon is ..well, huge and round. No doubt it was the 15th day in the lunar calendar..but it was certainly huge-er and round-er than usual..
ST, 20th Mar
Yesterday's full moon was not its usual size.
The 'super moon' is the biggest seen in 20 years. This is because the moon was actually 50,000km closer to Earth yesterday, rather than being on the farthest point of its elliptical orbit. The last time it was sighted was in March 1993.
It is much rarer than the blue moon, which happens once every 2.5 years.
Despite its perceived size, the moon is still about 357,000km away from Earth..
So next time instead of 'once in a blue moon', i'll just say 'once in a big round moon..'
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