Pics: Joshwa D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (JD)

Mangaluru, Nov 14: Students of astrophysics, astronomers and space enthusiasts around the globe, not to mention the public at large, were eagerly waiting for this phenomenon. The sky turned bright as the supermoon shone in all its glory on the night of Monday November 14.

'Supermoon', as the name suggests is a phenomenon where moon is seen to be of largest apparent size due to the drastic reduction in its distance from earth.

As per astronomers, the moon appears about 7% larger than normal and about 15% brighter, though the difference is barely discernible to naked eyes.

This is the closest supermoon since January 26, 1948 and won't be this close again until November 25, 2034. Which means, for many, this could well be once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The ones who were eagerly waiting for the moon to rise in Mangaluru were initially disappointed by the sudden showers at around 7 pm. Half an later, the moon was found playing 'hide and seek' among the clouds in the night sky. Nevertheless, the supermoon peeping out of the clouds now and again in itself made for a delightful experience.

Pictures clicked by Rajesh Mangalore in Dubai, using Nikon P900 super zoom: