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"Super Moon" to light up night sky this weekend WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. 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. The Moon "is a 'super Moon,' as much as 14 percent ... 'Supermoon' Tonight! Tips to See Year's Biggest Full Moon 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. '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. 'Supermoon': Large Full Moon Tonight Happens Saturday When Moon Is at Perigee, Closest to Earth in Its Orbit 'Super moon' expected to brighten your evening A lunar light show circled the globe Saturday, rewarding many moongazers with bright, crisp detail of the full moon's craters and basins. Stop the Lunacy! 5 Mad Myths About the Moon The biggest full moon of the year will rise Saturday (May 5) as Earth's only satellite swings into its perigee, or closest approach to Earth. This so-called "supermoon" will appear extra big and extra bright. 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 ... Dropping a dime on the Moon | Bad Astronomy So, tonight is the so-called Supermoon , when the Moon happens to be full at the same time it's at perigee, the point in its orbit closest to the Earth. This makes it somewhat larger and brighter than normal, and that's getting a lot of attention in the press. I pointed out a few days ago that in reality, you almost certainly won't notice the difference between this full Moon and any other ... 'Super Moon' to Fill Sky Over Weekend The full moon on Saturday night should look unusually large. It will be a so-called supermoon, striking because the moon, which has a slightly elliptical orbit, will be at its closest to Earth. '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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