Super Moon 2013

Tomorrow is the "Super Moon" of 2013 and so to get prepared, I took a shot of it today.  Tomorrow I will post another photo of the moon to compare & contrast this full-moon with the super one coming up!

Super-moon Explained

This article explains the super-moon.  When the moon is closest to the Earth, it is called perigee.  According to this article, the moon will appear about 12% bigger tomorrow night.  It is supposed to be the largest the moon will appear all year!  It seems perfect, then, that it occurs right before our night-sky observations are due.  I am looking forward to analyzing the super-moon tomorrow, but here are my shots from tonight: