Saturday, June 22, 2013

Super Moon


SUPER MOON THIS WEEKEND!

The night of June 22 into June 23 will feature a full moon, but it may look more impressive than any full moons seen so far this year. The moon will be at its lunar perigee, the closest it will get to the Earth in 2013, at the time of this full moon, which will make it look somewhat larger than usual.

According to AccuWeather's Mark Paquette, the term "Supermoon" (technically called a Perigee Full Moon by astronomers) was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle. It is used to describe full moon (or a new moon) that is at 90 percent or greater of its closest perigee to Earth.

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