Monday, December 4, 2017

SUPERMOON TRILOGY: ACT I

Last night our planet was illuminated at night under the only Supermoon of the year. We will have two more supermoons in January next month. So this is the beginning of a supermoon trilogy. Last night was simply Act I. A supermoon occurs when a full moon is closer to Earth than normal due to its elliptical orbit. Although my iPhone camera is incapable of properly capturing this astronomical event, at least with me behind the lens making the attempt, I am sharing a couple of photos I took as the moon rose over Lake Michigan in Chicago shortly after moonrise.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Corn Bread Muffin	300	48	8	4	599	12
	700	136	14	12	1,839	16
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	700	55	31	17	286	31
Campbell's Chunky Manhattan Clam Chowder	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
	940	91	37	27	1,886	37
D I N N E R
Sushi - Tuna Roll Maki w/Avocado	400	51	9	31	0	0
	400	51	9	31	0	0
S N A C K S
Fudge bar	300	51	6	9	0	0
Oreo Cookies	320	50	14	2	280	28
	620	101	20	11	280	28

Totals	2,660	379	80	81	4,005	81
Your Daily Goal	3,374	422	112	169	2,300	126
Remaining	714	43	32	88	-1,705	45
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,444 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 220.3 lbs in 5 weeks

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from forbes.com posted last night:

DEC 3, 2017 @ 06:26 PM 38,609

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Don't Miss Tonight's Supermoon: The Biggest Full Moon Of 2017

Trevor Nace , CONTRIBUTOR

Tonight (December 3), skywatchers will be treated to the only supermoon (scientific name: perigee syzygy) in 2017. If you step outside you'll notice the Moon is especially large and bright, which is because the moon is at its closest distance to Earth.

The perigee moon (prerequisite for a supermoon) exists because as the moon orbits the Earth it does so in an oval or elliptical shape, meaning sometimes the moon is closer to the Earth and other times it's farther. For a supermoon to exist, there must both be a full moon as well as a perigee moon, hence why the moon tonight will look especially close, full, and bright.

This is your opportunity in 2017 to see a supermoon. The most recent supermoon was around a year ago on November 14, 2016. However, 2018 will delight skywatchers with two supermoons, one on January 2nd and another just a few weeks later on January 31st. The supermoon on January 31st will also be a blue moon as it is the second full moon in the same month. NASA has tokened this the supermoon trilogy, with three supermoons occurring in just a few month timespan.

When stepping outside tonight, the moon will be 7% larger and 15% brighter than normal, which may be hard to discern without a direct comparison of a normal moon beside it. The moon will be brightest around midnight when it is highest above the horizon, but that, of course, will depend on local cloudiness and weather.

While the difference between a normal moon and a supermoon isn't as large as people make it out to be, sometimes optical illusions can create the appearance of a bigger moon. For instance, if the moon is on the horizon our brains are tricked into viewing the moon larger and brighter than it really is. This is called a "moon illusion" and results because your brain compares the moon's size with adjacent objects such as buildings or trees and interprets the moon to be much larger than it actually is.

The 2016 supermoon on November 14, 2016, was the closest the moon got to the Earth since 1948, which won't happen again until November of 2034, 17 years from now.

Tonight's supermoon will be 222,761 miles from Earth, 16,139 miles closer than the average distance of 238,900 miles from the moon to the Earth. If you do go outside be sure to dress warm and try to drive to a location away from light pollution so you'll be able to see the moon better.

Monday, November 14, 2016

SUPERMOON

Last night, the near full-moon was shining brightly over Chicago. This full-moon was special as it was a so-called 'SUPERMOON.' A SUPERMOON is the moon when its elliptical orbit brings it to its closest earth orbit. As a result it appears to be nearly 14% larger than normal. Although, this 14% increase is virtually impossible to note with the naked eye, it still was enough of an event for me to take an evening walk with my daughter to enjoy it. So we did.

After two urban hikes that added up to 20+ miles on Saturday, I was ready for a day of rest. My early evening walk with my daughter was five miles as we enjoyed the SUPERMOON hanging over the Chicago night. The five mile walk, satisfied' my fitbit which never likes ending the day below 10,000 steps.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	700	145	8	16	862	48
	700	145	8	16	862	48
L U N C H
Homemade - Spaghetti & Meat Sauce	700	63	33	33	3,215	36
	700	63	33	33	3,215	36
D I N N E R
Mariano's - Salmon	400	0	25	43	1,322	0
Mariano's - Spicy Curried Kale Walnut Salad	200	20	14	3	255	0
Mariano's - Brussel Sprouts	100	11	6	4	188	0
Mariano's - Pork Schnitzel	200	15	10	12	306	0
	900	46	55	62	2,071	0
S N A C K S
Ritz - Fudge Covered Crackers	480	69	24	3	480	39
	480	69	24	3	480	39

Totals	2,780	323	120	114	6,628	123
Your Daily Goal	2,778	347	92	139	2,300	104
Remaining	-2	24	-28	25	-4,328	-19
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 848 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 212.1 lbs in 5 weeks.

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
FIVE MILE EARLY EVENING URBAN HIKE	76	848


Daily Total / Goal	76 / 30	848 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1237 / 210	16,272 / 4,130

SUPERMOON

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. The technical name is the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. The term "supermoon" is not astronomical, but originated in modern astrology. The association of the Moon with both oceanic and crustal tides has led to claims that the supermoon phenomenon may be associated with increased risk of events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but the evidence of such a link is widely held to be unconvincing. The opposite phenomenon, an apogee-syzygy, has been called a micromoon, though this term is not as widespread as supermoon.