e-edition eEdition Subscribe Log in
Friday, October 11, 2024
54.0°F
<p>In this Thursday, May 3, 2012, photo, the moon peaks through the clouds in the night sky in Huntsville, Ala. On Saturday, May 5, 2012, the moon will be a "supermoon" or perigee moon as the moon will be at it's closest approach to the earth. It will appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than normal. (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Bob Gathany)</p>

<p>In this Thursday, May 3, 2012, photo, the moon peaks through the clouds in the night sky in Huntsville, Ala. On Saturday, May 5, 2012, the moon will be a "supermoon" or perigee moon as the moon will be at it's closest approach to the earth. It will appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than normal. (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Bob Gathany)</p>

May 5, 2012

Stories this photo appears in:

NASA explains tonight's super moon
May 5, 2012 5:55 a.m.

NASA explains tonight's super moon

Tonight's full moon will be what experts call a 'perigee moon,' and it could be 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than this year's other full moons.