The moon is going to look pretty spectacular on Nov. 14. Spectacularly big, that is.
11月14日的月亮看起來很壯觀。確實非常大。
It's because the full moon will appear as much as 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter that Monday night, making it a supermoon.
這是因為周一晚上的滿月看起來比平常大百分之14,亮百分之30,使其成為超級月亮。
A supermoon occurs when a full moon or a new moon is closest to Earth while orbiting it.
當滿月或新月最接近地球時就出現超級月亮。
This impressive sight occurs about four to six times each year.
這一令人印象深刻的景象每年大約發生四到六次。
But this month's supermoon is especially notable because it's the closest a full moon has come to Earth in the last 68 years.
但這個月的超級月亮尤其引人注目,因為這是過去68年來滿月最接近地球的一次。
And it will be another 18 years before the full moon gets that close again.
等到下次滿月如此接近要18年。
The last supermoon of 2016 will occur on Dec. 14 and will coincidentally block the view of the annual Geminid meteor shower.
2016年最后一次超級月亮將出現12月14日,恰巧擋住觀看每年的雙子座流星雨。
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