Vietnam and many countries will have the opportunity to admire the
super moon phenomenon this weekend, when the moon is closest to the
Earth in the year.
VietNamNet Bridge quoted
Dang Tuan Duy from the Ho Chi Minh City Club of Amateur Astronomers
(HAAC) as saying that the full moon will take place at 18h34 (Hanoi
time) on June 23.
The full moon coincides with the
time it moves to the perigee to the Earth, at a distance of 356,989 km,
so the observers in the earth will see the moon bigger than normal.
Experts said that this will be the best and the brightest full moon of 2013 and this will only repeat in August 2014.
When the super moon takes place, the moon looks bright and larger than
normal, especially when it grows in the eastern horizon after sunset,
or the atmospheric conditions are favourable for observation.
“The moon will be about 12-14 percent larger at perigee position and
up to 30 percent brighter than normal full moon,” said Duy.
It is said that the event that the full moon coincides with perigee
position will affect climate patterns on the Earth. However, many
scientists deny this.
Scientists said the super moon
will not cause any geological event, it will only make some differences
for the up and down of the tide. If it resonates with certain weather
conditions, then maybe it will cause some problems in the coastal
areas.-VNA