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PEEP OUT YOUR window and you might be able to spot a supermoon.
The stunning lunar event will happen twice this month, although tonight’s will be slightly closer to Earth than the next on January 30.
A supermoon is when a full moon takes place at the satellite’s perigee – the point in its orbit where it is closest to Earth. It appears brighter and larger – something hard to spot with the naked eye – than normal.
This evening the moon will reach its closest point to Earth, some 356,565 km, shortly before 10pm, and become full around 2.30am.
The last time it was this close was November 2016, and we will have to wait until February 2019 for the next one.
However, the second taking place this month will be an even rarer event, known as a Blue Moon. This is the term given to the second of two full moons taking place in one month.
On top of this a lunar eclipse will be visible at the same time, meaning it will be a rare chance to see a red Blue Moon.
You won’t be able to spot this from western Europe. Asia and North American will get the best views.
A supermoon was also visible in the skies last month on December 3.
A recent study found a connection between fatal road crashes and full moons, with supermoons in particular standing out, Quartz reports.
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, found that there were 8.64 fatal motorcycle crashes on a normal night, but this rose to 9.1 during a full moon and 10.82 during a supermoon.
If you get any snaps of tonight’s supermoon, send them to picutres@thejournal.ie
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“The fire has now been put out” ….just like a 6 year old would say. Extinguished?
@Mark Johnson: by the fireman in the big wed twuck
Good old Sam
@Mark Johnson: 6 year old get such a raw deal!
@Mark Johnson: Oh, get a life! Perfectly good way to express it.
@Mark Johnson: the whole thing reads like a school essay. A pretty poor one at that!
@Mark Johnson:
Put out that ciggie ..
Make sure you put out the candle before you go to bed…
Turn off the gas cooker…
…..
What’s exthinguish,?
@Mark Johnson: who actually gives a f*ck you tool
I use to work there 25 year ago as a lounge boy. It was known as the Wharf Tavern back then.
@JC: cool
@JC: Did a bit of work for the family who owned it few years back.The woman told me a few good stories about that place.
@JC: that is not very interesting
@roderick: he would have worked for them,nice people.Smartarse
Hoses and water were used.
12:40 people in the pub hmmmm…. what’s the last call on a Wednesday….
@Derrick Ó Súilleabháin: 23:30, most pubs would start clearing people out at about 00:30, so not unusual for it to still have people in.
No more slate.
derelict?
The bottom of the hill pub in finglas went up in flames a couple of weeks ago.starting in the roof ..now the seabank… where’s next..
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