supermoon

On Saturday night, the forcast predicted fog, clouds and a chance of rain. The lunar cycle also predicted the rare lunar phenomenon commonly known as "supermoon." Supermoon is the biggest, brightest moon of the year due to it being 15,000 miles closer to the earth on this day. NASA officials predicted the moon to be 16% brighter than an average full moon but do to a fluke in the lunar orbit, the supermoon of 2012 ended up actually being 30% brighter. Last year on March 19, 2011, the supermoon was a little bit closer to the Earth than it was this past Saturday night by about 248 miles. Spectaters were nervous about their ability to see the supermoon on Saturday because of the overcast weather and unclear conditions. However, in our area the weather began to clear up around 6 PM and I was able to see the supermoon! It was amazing to see such a bright moon and amazing spectacle. People all over the world were able to see the supermoon and the amazement of such a spectacle united our global community.