Perigee "Super Moon" On May 5-6

If a moonbeam wakes you up on the night of May 5th, 2012, you might want to get out of bed and take a look. This May’s full Moon is a "super Moon,” as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full Moons of 2012

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

This was a photo I took Nov 2010, and was featured on QL topic here http://qatarliving.com/node/1460370

So, get your camera and show us what you get.

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By drsam• 6 May 2012 18:08

supermoon from yahoo!

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/supermoon-lights-up-sky-slideshow/

anyone cught it in qatar?

By dadamharqatar• 3 May 2012 14:05

I will probably catch this phenomenon that happens on one occasion…. will you?

By anonymous• 3 May 2012 11:32

careful DRACULA maybe roaming around that night. :)

By drsam• 3 May 2012 10:38

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The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon. For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects

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Perigee "Super Moon" On May 5-6

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