Will you discern with your eye that tonight's full moon is bigger? Probably not. Will you notice it's brighter? Maybe! Plus … Earth's oceans will feel it. Read more.
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The bright star accompanying the February supermoon is none other than Regulus, brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion, representing the Lion's Heart. Raaawr! Here's more about the supermoon and about Regulus.
View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | Notice the plum blossoms in the trees and the rainbow-like light. Anne Jones captured this photo last weekend. She said she thinks the light came from smoke drifting in the air, from a group of ladies preparing vegetable miso soup over traditional open coal fires nearby ... which everyone got to eat after the ceremonies. Thank you, Anne!
