Supermoon by André Vaillancourt
Over the weekend of May 5 and 6, 2012, the full Moon was unusually close to Earth – only 356,400km away, compared to its usual distance from Earth of 384,000km. As a result, the moon appeared 14% bigger and 30% brighter than an average full moon. For more about how a “Supermoon” occurs, check out this webpage.
There are a few Supermoon image galleries on major news and astronomy sites; here are a few of our favourites:
Supermoon Gallery – National Geographic
Supermoon Gallery – CBC News
Super Lune – MaxiSciences
Our members have taken some photos, here are some examples:
Supermoon by André Vaillancourt
Supermoon by Andrew Fazekas
Supermoon by Morrie Portnoff
