Be Prepared - Supermoon to apper on Moday night 14th November, 2016

If you are ready to witness a one in a lifetime spectacle, then be prepared to view the moon on Monday night, a super moon will appear on Monday, November 14. It will appear up to 30% brighter and 14% bigger than usual. This is the closest the moon has been to us since 1948 – a phenomenon known as a perigee. It will look huge and pretty in several part of the world!

If you miss it , then you may have a long wait till 2034 to see another one. The last one was experienced about 70 years ago. Astronomers say the moon will be just 221,525 miles away from the Earth on November 14.

The time to see it in all its glory in the UK will be around 4.45pm – which is when it starts to rise and is closest to the horizon.

In South Africa, “The supermoon will only look slightly (less than 10%) bigger than an average full moon. So it won't appear nearly as spectacular as something like an eclipse.” says Tana Joseph of the South African Astronomical Observatory.

Astronomer Mark Bailey, emeritus director of the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland, said "When you look at the Moon when it's rising, there is this optical illusion where it looks bigger," 

In any case, don't miss it!