Make sure you get out and look at the moon tonight!!!

[WebmasterJohn]

If you’re not paying attention tonight, the moon is at ‘super perigee’ – closest point to the earth in a bazillion years – OK I have no idea what super perigee means but it’s kinda awesome!!

Make sure you get outside and look at it – it’s very cool!!!

 

[catycatcat4]

Just saw it we have a telescope.

 

[number1tiggerfan]

woah the moon is HUGE! lol thats so cool

 

[Mrs D]

Bummer. Too cloudy here.

 

[rlduvall]

Darn . . . too much cloud coverage here tonight!!!!

 

[DisneyNutMary]

I saw it last night at dusk, and it was amazing.... like it was close by, so big and beautiful, Anyone who has the chacne should check it out.

 

[mhawk4]

We just came back from looking at it. It was beautiful. We also looked at it through a telescope and it was really cool to see it so up close.

 

[AllyGirl_79]

We had no idea about this, but it was explained earlier ... on "Hockey Night in Canada" of all things! (I'm in Chicago - we get it on cable.) It's amazing what you can learn on tv. A little too cloudy to see it here at the moment, though.

 

[TIGGERmetoo]

It's too cloudy here too, darn.

 

[jcb]

One of my favorite websites is http://www.spaceweather.com/ (kept up by NASA) and it has a great explanation of this event.

I can also see it from my living room.

Thanks John.

 

[mainegal]

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/

NASA's explanation.

 

[momto2inKC]

We can't see it, darn clouds

 

[sayhello]

Yay! For once we have clear skies for one of these events. Beautiful! I wonder if it gets bigger as the night goes on...

Sayhello

 

[shoes99]

Its beautiful and clear here in Central NJ. WOW.

 

[OKW Lover]

Super Perigee = closest to earth. The moon is in an elliptical orbit (oval if you will) around the earth. The furthest point away from the earth in that orbit is called the apogee, the nearest is the perigee.

 

[safetymom]

It was bright! I can say I saw it.