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The Biggest, Brightest Super Moon of 2020!

Jun 11
by Kai Staats

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AWB Update - April 7, 2020 Tonight we can enjoy the biggest, brightest super-moon of 2020! 

An introduction the event is provided at EarthSky 

Full moons at apogee, or farthest from Earth (left) and perigee or closest to Earth (right) in 2011. Composite image by EarthSky community member C. B. Devgun in India. Thanks, C. B.! Using the eye alone, it’ll be difficult to notice any size difference in the full moon of April 7-8, 2020. But moon-watchers might notice that this is a very bright full moon! Plus Earth’s oceans will feel an extra pull. 

In addition, Dan Heim provides us with a spellbinding timelapse video of the Moon taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Go to How the Moon Changes for this engaging video and Dan’s full explanation

View Kai's web blog page here.

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    About Telescopes to Tanzania

    Telescopes to Tanzania (TtT) brings scarce educational resources to this developing country in east Africa. The emphasis now is on building the Centre for Science Education and Observatory in Usa River, Tanzania.

    Program Goals

    • Visit schools throughout Tanzania
    • Train teachers to teach hands-on, inquiry based science
    • Teach students
    • Train government education officers in understanding science teaching and scientific concepts
    • Bring more NEW science curricula to schools throughout Tanzania

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