SUPERMOON ~~ 2013
What is a "supermoon"? It's the name used to describe a full or new moon that occurs when the moon is nearest the earth in its elliptical orbit around our planet. Astronomers call it the "perigee full moon" -- perigee being the term for the moon’s closest point to earth in any given month.
The moon may have turned full this morning (June 23) at 7:32 a.m. EDT, but astronomers say last night's moon counts as part of the supermoon skywatching window.
Seeing pictures from all over the world reminds us that no matter where we are, we all look up and see the same moon.
As one of our friends from NASA stated, "If nothing else, the supermoon rewards those of us to look at the moon often. If you never look at the moon you wouldn't notice that anything is different. The supermoon might be a good opportunity to start looking at the moon and seeing how it changes each night in the sky."
This is a picture of the "Supermoon" 2013.
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