Also known as a perigee moon, the event occurs when a full moon lines up with the Earth and the sun at a specific point in its orbit, called the lunar perigee. That's the point at which the moon is nearest to Earth as it traces its elliptical path around our planet.
Since it's closer to us, the moon appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual. Coined by astrologer Richard Nolle, the term "supermoon" essentially means a bigger and brighter full moon.
While skywatchers will be able to spot another supermoon in July, the moon will not be this close again until August 2014.
My daughter took some very artistic 'moon photos' for her photography class but my weak effort with my iPad camera is pretty lame ( refer below) So if you are reading this now, I suggest you pop out side with some binoculars and enjoy a great view.
This information comes from Huffington Post ( If you don't have Huffington Post bookmarked on your PC or iPad, I suggest you do. Their education section alone gives you an interesting insight into the US education scene)
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