Supermoon Seen By Millions

Posted in Environment by AURUM3 NewTech on the May 7th, 2012
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A supermoon was seen on May 6 by millions where the Moon appears up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than when it is furthest from the planet. The moon was at its fullest at 11:35 p.m. EDT just after hitting perigee. When the Moon appears at its biggest it will be just 356,400km away, compared to its usual distance from Earth of 384,000km.

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