People across the country climbed up to rooftops Monday night for catching the peculiar glimpse of ‘supermoon’, which was happening after 68 years.
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| The “Supermoon” rises behind the St Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi on November 14, 2016. - AFP |
According to a spokesman of Pakistan Meteorological Department, on Monday evening at 18:52 PST, the moon was very close to the earth and force of attraction was strongest resulting in high tides than usual full moon.
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| The ‘supermoon’ rises above the skyline of Islamabad on November 14, 2016. - AFP |
He said that the moon was seen bigger and brighter because it was at the closest distance from the earth. When the moon comes close to the earth, it appears 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the normal full moon, which is called the `supermoon’.
— SherY - (@sherytheketchup) November 14, 2016
He further said that as orbit of the moon around the earth is elliptical, it causes to change the distance between earth and moon. He advised the general public to remain careful on Tuesday along the shore.
— Fawad Ahmad (@Fawad086) November 14, 2016
Last such type of supermoon was seen in 1948. People can experience such a brighter supermoon again on November 25, 2034.
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