Tonight on Earth rises super moon

On the night of 10 on August 11 the Moon as close as possible in its orbit to the earth and the inhabitants of the planet will be able to observe an interesting phenomenon - Supermoon.

Supermoon - it is one of the variants of the full moon, which happens 13 times a year, told the publication "Today," a senior fellow at the Main Astronomical Observatory Sergei Smirnov.

The Moon's orbit is not a circle but an ellipse. As a result, the satellite can approach the planet or move away from it.

"When the orbit of maximum approach each other at the time of the full moon, we see a very large moon - this is the so-called Supermoon. This phenomenon is observed on August 10, "- said Smirnov.

the moon will be well to consider if the weather is clear - it will look like a third brighter than usual.