27 Apr 2021

Watching the pink super-moon

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 27 April 2021

If you've noticed the moon seems extra bright tonight, you're right. It's called a pink super-moon,

Astronomer Grant Christie from Auckland's Stardome Observatory explains why it seems so big.

Supermoon rising in Otago Peninsula on April 27. Source: Ian Griffin/Otago Museum.

Supermoon rising in Otago Peninsula on April 27. Source: Ian Griffin/Otago Museum. Photo: Ian Griffin/Otago Museum.