Ahmedabad: 2019's largest 'Supermoon' today

Ahmedabad | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

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Tuesday will give an opportunity to see the largest Supermoon of 2019, a senior official at the Gujarat Science City said. He said that special arrangements with telescopes and interaction with scientists are being made at Science City to witness the celestial spectacle. In fact, we will have to wait until Christmas Eve of 2026 to see a larger full Moon," Sahoo said. "Not only will Tuesday's full Moon be the largest of 2019, but it will also be the third-largest of next 10 years. The full Moon of February 19 will appear on perigee, its closest point to Earth in the oval-shaped lunar orbit..