Published January 09. 2018 02:45PM
A supermoon rises over Lentz Trail on Jan. 1. A supermoon appears bigger and brighter in the sky, because it is at the point in the moon’s elliptical orbit when it is closest to Earth. The moon generally appears to be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than a typical full moon. We’ll see another supermoon on Jan. 31, though NASA says it won’t be as bright as the one on Jan. 1. DESHA UTSICK/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
A supermoon rises over Lentz Trail on Jan. 1. A supermoon appears bigger and brighter in the sky, because it is at the point in the moon’s elliptical orbit when it is closest to Earth. The moon generally appears to be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than a typical full moon. We’ll see another supermoon on Jan. 31, though NASA says it won’t be as bright as the one on Jan. 1. DESHA UTSICK/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS