'Supermoon' Tonight! Tips to See Year's Biggest Full Moon, Meteor Shower 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. And there's a meteor shower from Halley's comet peaking tonight, too, adding to the sky show. 'Supermoon' Tonight! Tips to See Year's Biggest Full Moon 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. And there's a meteor shower from Halley's comet peaking tonight, too, adding to the sky show. Moon puts on 'super' global show Full moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter Full moon Saturday will be this year's biggest, but don't expect more crime or freaky behaviour NEW YORK, N.Y. - The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbour passes closer to Earth than usual. Stop the Lunacy! 5 Mad Myths About the Moon The biggest full moon of the year will rise Saturday (May 5) as Earth's only satellite swings into its perigee, or closest approach to Earth. This so-called "supermoon" will appear extra big and extra bright. A super view of the Super Moon The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual. Full moon Saturday will be this year's biggest, but don't expect more crime or odd behaviour NEW YORK, N.Y. - The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbour passes closer to Earth than usual. Full 'supermoon' to brighten North America WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) -- The biggest and brightest full moon of the year will light up the night sky over North America this weekend, NASA astronomers said. Look! Up in the sky! It's Supermoon! The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual. Tonight's full moon becomes 'supermoon' at 11:35 Tonight's full moon has been billed as a "supermoon," but how super will it be? That could depend on when you look, but Sky & Telescope magazine's website gives the event just one sentence: "This is the closest and largest full Moon of 2012 (8% closer and larger than average, not enough to draw attention)."
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