Begin 2018 New Year With Roosevelt Island Supermoon Viewing Tonight, Dress Warmly & See The Stars!!!!

Happy 2018 New Year's wishes are drawn on a snowy Roosevelt Island Firefighter's Field

Happy 2018 from #rooseveltisland ! pic.twitter.com/95Fu5Phnnb

— 🇫🇮FINNY❄️RKER 🇺🇸 (@NYTTYTTYY) December 31, 2017

You can celebrate 2018 New Year's Day across the street from Firefighters Field tonight at a Roosevelt Island Supermoon viewing with amateur astronomer Kuiper Kat.

MONDAY: Join #KuiperKatsAstronomy on #RooseveltIsland January 1st, as we kick off the New Year with a #Supermoon observing session! Observing will be from 6pm-8:30pm, weather permitting. Bundle up and come see some stars! pic.twitter.com/TkY6hCyzlY

— Katherine Troche (@kuiperkat) December 30, 2017

According to amateur astronomer Kuiper Kat:

Join Kuiper Kat's Astronomy on Roosevelt Island as we kick off the New Year with a Supermoon observing session! This will be our first full moon of the year, as well as a Supermoon.

Observing will be from 6pm-8:30pm, weather permitting.

... We will be on Main Street, near the entrance of the Riverwalk Bar & Grill.

Learn more about Supermoons from NASA.

A supermoon is coming! On Jan. 1, the full Moon will be at or near its closest point in its orbit around Earth, making it a supermoon. Bundle up, get outside and look up! https://t.co/c0Ox5CDvmf Follow @NASAMoon for more lunar facts! pic.twitter.com/TH9H8Ly1V9

— NASA (@NASA) December 29, 2017

Updates from Kuiper Kat about tonight's Roosevelt Island Supermoon observing here.

UPDATE 1/2/18:

We are all set up! If you are in the area, come check out the #supermoon! #KuiperKatsAstronomy #RooseveltIsland pic.twitter.com/i8w7sEcuIZ

— Katherine Troche (@kuiperkat) January 1, 2018

#Supermoon #KuiperKatsAstronomy #RooseveltIsland #NYC #AmateurAstronomy @ Roosevelt Island https://t.co/vlz1oKEian

— Katherine Troche (@kuiperkat) January 2, 2018

#Supermoon #KuiperKatsAstronomy #RooseveltIsland #NYC #AmateurAstronomy

A post shared by Kuiper Kat's Astronomy (@kuiperkat) on Jan 1, 2018 at 5:24pm PST

Happy #Supermoon, everyone!
__________#KuiperKatsAstronomy #AmateurAstronomy #RooseveltIsland #NYC https://t.co/PFpdGvAYow

— Katherine Troche (@kuiperkat) January 2, 2018

Happy #Supermoon, everyone! __________ #KuiperKatsAstronomy #AmateurAstronomy #RooseveltIsland #NYC #EarthsTortilla

A post shared by Kuiper Kat's Astronomy (@kuiperkat) on Jan 1, 2018 at 6:39pm PST

Hey astro nerds. It's real feel temperature 5° so I am calling it. Thanks to everyone that came… https://t.co/8FcqayT0hT

— Katherine Troche (@kuiperkat) January 2, 2018

Hey astro nerds. It's real feel temperature 5° so I am calling it. Thanks to everyone that came out to view the #supermoon, I wish I could've held out a little longer. #KuiperKatsAstronomy #RooseveltIsland #thiscoldtho #disrespectfulweather

A post shared by Kuiper Kat's Astronomy (@kuiperkat) on Jan 1, 2018 at 4:17pm PST