Saturday, May 5, 2012

Supermoon 2012

  • But dont expect any must have been a full moon spike in crime or crazy behavior. Thats just folklore. Saturdays event is a supermoon, the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year.
  • (USA Today)
  • The biggest full moon of 2012 — dubbed a supermoon by some — will light up the evening sky Saturday. Anyone with clear skies and a view to the East should get a good view of the seemingly large full moon as it rises.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • If the full moon looks a bit bigger and brighter in tonight's sky, you're not seeing things: It's just the "supermoon" — the biggest moon of 2012.
  • (Mashable.com)
  • The full moon seen in May has been given many names by the world's cultures. The Chinese called it the dragon moon; the Choctaws called it the panther moon; the Cherokee called it the planting moon; the Celts called it the bright moon.
  • (News-Press)
  • But dont expect any must-have-been-a-full-moon spike in crime or crazy behavior. Thats just folklore. Saturdays event is a supermoon, the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. At 11:34 p.m.
  • (FOX News)
  • This weekend,  two celebrations are underway-- Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby, both on Saturday, May 5.
  • (Examiner)
  • A supermoon will be visible in the sky on that night, appearing as much as 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012, according to a NASA press release.
  • (NBC Chicago)
  • The confluence of a "supermoon," the midpoint of spring, a meteor rain, and celebration of Cinco de Mayo will likely make Saturday night memorable for many Americans, especially star-gazers, revelers, and romantics.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • A so-called supermoon will brighten the night sky Saturday, though it might not be quite as super as some people believe. Supermoons occur when the moons closest approach to the Earth — known as perigee — coincides with a full moon.
  • (CBC)
  • On Saturday, the Supermoon of 2012 and the Aquarid meteor shower will dazzle the skies. Knowing the best viewing times and tips makes for great photos and images on Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby Day.
  • (Examiner)

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