July 13 - New Supermoon Today

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2018's closest new supermoon today      Today we have the closest new moon of 2018, a supermoon. You won't see it, but Earth's oceans will feel it. Then, 2 weeks from now, we'll have the year's farthest full moon, which will undergo this century's longest lunar eclipse. How the moon's orbit makes supermoons An explanation of why extra-close perigees and extra-far apogees happen at new and full moons. A year with 2 Friday the 13ths July 13 is second Friday the 13th for 2018. Scared yet? All you need to know about Friday the 13th This Friday the 13th comes exactly 13 weeks after 2018's 1st Friday the 13th, in April.The whats, whens and whys of Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th supermoon solar eclipse  By the time you read this, the eclipse will already have happened. Few will have seen it, only those at the far-southern end of Earth. But if you're interested in Friday the 13th eclipses, read on.

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Remember to look for Mars  You'll find Mars easily. It's the Red Planet. It's an extremely bright red "star," ascending in the east by mid-evening, crossing the sky the rest of the night. Gary Peltz – who is on a 3-week road trip – wrote: “What a fantastic night it was after hitting 104 F yesterday! This is Whiskeytown Lake just west of Redding, California, last night. Mars rising big and bright lower left and reflecting in the water.” More photos from the EarthSky community here.

All you need to know about Friday the 13th An irrational fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia. Image via les affaires. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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