最期待天象：11日凌晨年度最大圓月！
A dramatic supermoon is set to accompany this year’s Perseid meteor shower, one of the most anticipated events on the skywatcher’s calendar.
2014年度最大圓月，將和天文愛好者十分期待的英仙座流星雨同時出現。
Given a dark, clear sky in a normal year, it is common to see more than 100 of the meteors an hour during the second week in August.
在以往年份裏，8月的第二週、只要找到一片澄澈的夜空，就可以看到每小時100多個流星。
But this year the Perseids have a bright shining rival - a larger and brighter moon.
但今年英仙座遇到了強勁對手——年度最大圓月。
On Sunday, two days before the meteor shower reaches its peak, the moon will become full.
週日距離英仙座流星雨高峯還有兩天，而超級月亮將迎來圓月。
Coincidentally, it will also have reached the point in its orbit that is closest to the Earth, known as 'perigee'.
巧合的是，最大圓月也將到達到距地球最近距離、即人們所知的“近地點”。
The supermoon will be up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than other full moons during the year.
本次超級月亮將比其它月份圓月大14%、亮度提高30%。
The best time to see the meteors is between Saturday and Wednesday, with activity peaking on Tuesday.
觀看英仙座流星雨的最佳時間是在本週六和下週三之間，週二達到流星雨高峯。
An unusually bright full supermoon was also seen on 12 July, and another is due to appear on 9 September.
7月12日也曾出現過超級大月亮的天象，同時9月9日還將出現新一輪超級月亮。
But the supermoon of Sunday promises to be the most dramatic since this is when the moon will be at its closest point to the Earth all year.
但週日的最大圓月絕對是2014年度最值得期待的天象，屆時月亮將到達本年度距離地球最近的地方。
