Cinco de Mayo-Perigee Moon

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Saturday, May 5th 2012- The fullest moon of the year won’t be as large as last years on March 19th, but check it out around 11:30pm on May 5th for a spectacular Full Moon!!! Closest it will be this year, (Perigee Moon). It’ll be 14% bigger and 30% brighter! For more information, watch this great informative video.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/02may_supermoon/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOplwuMTyS4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Posted on May 4, 2012, in Earth, Space. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.

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