WLOXBILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - South Mississippi was treated to a breathtaking show on Wednesday evening as the November full moon made a stunning entrance into the evening sky from below the horizon.
While technically full around 7:19 a.m. in the morning, the view was nothing short of spectacular.
The moon looks the most dramatic when it is closest to the horizon.
When the moon is low on the horizon, its light must travel through a thicker slice of the atmosphere. Shorter wavelengths of light, like blue light, are scattered away by air particles. Meanwhile, longer wavelengths, like red light, pass through more easily.
The November full moon is considered a “supermoon” because it was in the full phase at its closest point to earth. This is known as lunar perigee.
Because the orbit the moon ta
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