Cherie's Place » You Tube http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sun, 17 May 2026 22:47:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Perigee Moon http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/05/05/perigee-moon/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/05/05/perigee-moon/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 14:41:10 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8181

The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month’s full moon coincides with the moon’s perigee — its closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year’s biggest.

The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of an extra-big, extra-bright moon, nicknamed a supermoon.

HT – The Illusive Man

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