Perigee-syzygy is a term that observers of astronomy use when a full or new moon coincides with a close advance by the Moon towards the Earth. Perigee is the point at which the Moon is closest in its orbit to the Earth, and syzygy is a full or new moon. The phenomenon occurs often, and one such extreme position happened on 19 March 2011.
The media was full of doomsday predictions by the ‘supermoon’ – a term coined by an astrologer, Richard Nolle in 1979. However, the ‘Association of Friends of Astronomy’ (AFA) in
Satish, Raj and Rakesh of AFA led an interaction that demystified the fiction encircling the event. After all, there was no evidence that the episode would trigger predicted devastation by quakes and tsunami. They pointed out that reality of earlier ‘supermoons’ was distorted by doomsayers to buttress their business of fear. Inquisitive minds sought to know whatever possible impact due to perigee-syzygy.
Obviously, the biggest impact of the event was that people of all types had gathered with a choice to be better at analytical observation and critical thinking. The dynamic team of AFA had shared their knowledge as well as attitude and extended their circle of thinking individuals propelled by a thirst for facts and a fascination to unravel the unknown.
To BE BETTER at sifting fact from super-moon-fiction…
View perigee-syzygy as a time for rationale validation!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
http://astrogoa.blogspot.com/2011/03/supermoon-demystified.html
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