01-10-2015 16:08 via feeds.theguardian.com

Supermoon rises over New Zealand – timelapse video

Timelapse of a ‘supermoon’ rising over a hill in Wellington, New Zealand. Astrophotographer Mark Gee captured the footage on Sunday. At its closest point, known as perigee, the moon was 225,622 miles (363,104 km) from Earth. At the moon’s most distant point, known as apogee, it is 252,088 miles (406,696 km) awaySuper blood moon: red lunar eclipse seen around the world Continue reading...
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