- But dont expect any must have been a full moon spike in crime or crazy behavior. Thats just folklore. Saturdays event is a supermoon, the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (USA Today)
- The moon will appear 14 percent larger than other full moons of 2012. The swollen orb rising in the east at sunset will seem super indeed. This doesnt sound like a supermoon — it sounds like a super-duper moon. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- The biggest full moon of 2012 — dubbed a supermoon by some — will light up the evening sky Saturday. Anyone with clear skies and a view to the East should get a good view of the seemingly large full moon as it rises. (msnbc.com)
- Known technically as a perigee moon, the super moon will appear about 14% larger and 30% brighter than the other full moons of 2012. The phenomenon happens about once a year. (Los Angeles Times)
- Finding the "supermoon" in Central New York wasn't very easy The moon appears 14 percent larger tonight than other full moons of 2012. (Syracuse Post-Standard)
- But dont expect any must-have-been-a-full-moon spike in crime or crazy behavior. Thats just folklore. Saturdays event is a supermoon, the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. At 11:34 p.m. (FOX News)
- The confluence of a "supermoon," the midpoint of spring, a meteor rain, and celebration of Cinco de Mayo will likely make Saturday night memorable for many Americans, especially star-gazers, revelers, and romantics. (The Christian Science Monitor)
- 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. (Mashable.com)
- The full moon seen in May has been given many names by the world's cultures. The Chinese called it the dragon moon; the Choctaws called it the panther moon; the Cherokee called it the planting moon; the Celts called it the bright moon. (News-Press)
- This weekend, two celebrations are underway-- Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby, both on Saturday, May 5. (Examiner)
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Supermoon 2012
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