![]() Hike up the Rise - a small constructed hill with a fire pit on top - and get a close up view of downtown and the moon. It recently took first place in the great public spaces category at the Canadian Institute of Planners' Great Places competition, so why not check out this inner-city gem and the moon at the same time. It's the perfect mix of urban and cosmic and sure to create some meaningful photos (if you're got the lens for it). Hike up to the top of Calgary's biggest park and watch the moon dangle over the city. With the Tsuut'ina First Nation on one side and a giant lake on the other, you'll feel like it's the middle of nowhere and the light pollution will be greatly reduced. Why not use the moon as an excuse to jump on your bike for a crisp morning ride to this wilderness area at the mouth of the reservoir. So where should a Calgarian go for the best view and to maybe grab a photo or 10,000? City parks offer some of the best opportunities, but keep in mind they're officially closed between 11 p.m. MT on November 14, but there's sure to be a great show starting on Saturday night and continuing through to Monday for as long as you can see the moon in the sky. The best time to see this supermoon is between 4:52 and 6:52 a.m. If that doesn't send you scrambling for a place to watch the celestial show, it might help to know the moon won't be this grand again until 2034. ![]() It will shine about 30 per cent more moonlight than is typical, according to NASA. Thanks to the moon's elliptic orbit, November 14 - also a full moon - will be the closest the moon has been to the Earth since 1948. No, it's not Donald Trump, but the biggest supermoon we've seen in almost 70 years. It's big, it seeks the light, it sometimes sports an orange hue and it will be hard to miss over the next couple of days. ![]()
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