Sick of asteroids stealing headlines, moon steps up tonight La Luna is tired of being upstaged by the space rocks that have recently been whizzing their way past Earth, "closer than the moon." So tonight she's putting on a show. Consider this CNET's friendly reminder to look up. Tonight's full moon becomes 'supermoon' at 11:35 Tonight's full moon has been billed as a "supermoon," but how super will it be? That could depend on when you look, but Sky & Telescope magazine's website gives the event just one sentence: "This is the closest and largest full Moon of 2012 (8% closer and larger than average, not enough to draw attention)." 'Supermoon': Large Full Moon Tonight Happens Saturday When Moon Is at Perigee, Closest to Earth in Its Orbit 'Super moon': Tonight's full moon to be brighter than most Full moon expected tonight. Tonight's full moon will loom especially large in the sky, thanks to a phenomenon that happens about once a year. 'Supermoon' Tonight! Tips to See Year's Biggest Full Moon, Meteor Shower 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. And there's a meteor shower from Halley's comet peaking tonight, too, adding to the sky show. Moon will be huge tonight, but don't worry The moon will appear large in the sky Saturday night and Sunday morning, but that does not mean we're in for a slew of natural disasters. The "super moon" will be at its closest point to the Earth all year -- appearing 14 percent bigger and as much as 30 percent brighter than other full Moons of 2012, according to NASA. Technically, it's a perigee moon, which occurs when the moon reaches the ... Super Moon Out Tonight That notion about people getting strange under a full moon is just folklore and it's a good thing too because tonight is the night of the super-moon. Moon to seem 14% larger tonight Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES According to NASA’s calculations, tonight is when the moon will No werewolves, but plenty of moon Weather permitting, the full moon tonight will seem to be the biggest of the year. Scientists call it the perigee moon, which essentially is when the moon's elliptical orbit brings it about 50,000 miles closer to Earth than when the moon reaches its apogee, or farthest distance from the planet. 'Super moon' to light up night sky Tonight the moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said.
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