May 7, 2012
The night sky on May 5 was animated by the once-a-year cosmic event of the perigee moon. Popularly known as the "Supermoon", the moon appears much larger above us when the elliptical orbit brings it within 221,802 miles to Earth, the closest point. The effect is magnified during a full moon, when we see our nearest celestial neighbor appear roughly 20 percent brighter and 15 percent larger. Collected here are images taken just before, during, and just after the perigee moon of 2012. -- Lane Turner
The May's full moon rises beside San Francisco's Coit Tower on May 5, 2012. (Frederic Larson/San Francisco Chronicle/Associated Press)
A full moon shines behind the minaret of Mohamed Ali Mosque in Cairo on May 5, 2012. (Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)
The moon rises behind the cross of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden, Germany on May 4, 2012. (Robert Michael/AFP/GettyImages)
The full moon rises behind a mosque in Amman on May 5, 2012. (Ali Jarekji/Reuters)
The moon rises above an egret nesting area in Wichita, Kansas on May 5, 2012. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle/Associated Press)
The moon rises over Los Angeles on May 5, 2012. (Patrick T. Fallon/Reuters)
The moon rises over Vancouver on May 5, 2012. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press/Associated Press)
The moon appears behind the Mare shanty town complex in Rio de Janeiro on May 6, 2012. (Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/05/supermoon_the_perigee_moon_of.html
The night sky on May 5 was animated by the once-a-year cosmic event of the perigee moon. Popularly known as the "Supermoon", the moon appears much larger above us when the elliptical orbit brings it within 221,802 miles to Earth, the closest point. The effect is magnified during a full moon, when we see our nearest celestial neighbor appear roughly 20 percent brighter and 15 percent larger. Collected here are images taken just before, during, and just after the perigee moon of 2012. -- Lane Turner
The May's full moon rises beside San Francisco's Coit Tower on May 5, 2012. (Frederic Larson/San Francisco Chronicle/Associated Press)
A full moon shines behind the minaret of Mohamed Ali Mosque in Cairo on May 5, 2012. (Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)
The moon rises behind the cross of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden, Germany on May 4, 2012. (Robert Michael/AFP/GettyImages)
The full moon rises behind a mosque in Amman on May 5, 2012. (Ali Jarekji/Reuters)
The moon rises above an egret nesting area in Wichita, Kansas on May 5, 2012. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle/Associated Press)
The moon rises over Los Angeles on May 5, 2012. (Patrick T. Fallon/Reuters)
The moon rises over Vancouver on May 5, 2012. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press/Associated Press)
The moon appears behind the Mare shanty town complex in Rio de Janeiro on May 6, 2012. (Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/05/supermoon_the_perigee_moon_of.html
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