
Make sure to lookout for the Moon this evening as it reaches Perigee.
The Moon will be at its Perigee, meaning "closest approach", and it will be a full moon.
This full moon is not only the closest and largest full moon of the year, but it also presents the moon's closest encounter with Earth for all the year of 2013.The moon will not be so close again until August, 2014.
The Moon will be approximately 221,824 miles away.
Beautiful Pictures Below:
The Moon will be at its Perigee, meaning "closest approach", and it will be a full moon.
This full moon is not only the closest and largest full moon of the year, but it also presents the moon's closest encounter with Earth for all the year of 2013.The moon will not be so close again until August, 2014.
The Moon will be approximately 221,824 miles away.
Beautiful Pictures Below:
People ride the Luna Park Swing Ride as the Super Moon rises on Coney Island, June 22, 2013. The largest full moon of the year called the "super moon" will light up the night sky this weekend.
Source: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Source: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Two people watch the super moon rise in the sky from the Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, New Jersey, June 22, 2013.
Source: REUTERS/Gary Hershorn
Source: REUTERS/Gary Hershorn