the super moon 5 5 2012
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Pictures from MSN of the Super Moon seen on 5/5/2012TRANSCRIPT
The Super Moon 5/5/2012
Looking for the moon
Men stand on top of a butte at Phoenix's Papago Park, hoping for a better view of the moon on May 5. Reports of the "supermoon" led to an uptick in Saturday night moongazing
Moon on the mountains
The moon is seen from San Pedro de Atacama, in Chile's Atacama Desert, on May 5. It's not unusual for the moon to be this big and close as it traces an elliptical orbit around Earth. What made this sight notable is that the moon reached perigee - its closest point to Earth - at about the same time that it reached maximum fullness.
Holy moon
A full moon is seen behind the minaret of the Mohamed Ali Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, during May 5's "supermoon."
Red moon rising
A perigee moon, also known as a "supermoon," rises over the Mississippi Sound in Biloxi, Miss., on May 5. Scientists say we tend to perceive the moon as looking bigger when it's at the horizon than when it's directly overhead. This so-called "moon illusion" is related to the way our brains are programmed to interpret sky phenomena
Great white moon
The "supermoon" rises over Toronto's skyline on May 5. The Canadian city's CN Tower provided an ideal vantage point for watching the bigger-than-usual moon rise from the horizon.
Fishing under the moon
Fishermen cast their lines from a jetty as the moon rises over the Atlantic Ocean on May 5, near Bal Harbour, Fla
Scott Heckel / APFull-frontal moon
The moon's craters and dark maria ("seas") show up clearly in a "supermoon" snapshot captured in Canton, Ohio, on May 5. A full moon appears 14 percent wider at its minimum distance than at its maximum distance, and its brightness can vary by as much as 30 percent
Need a light?
The "supermoon" shines over partially blacked-out neon hotel signs on Highway 80 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Ancient evening
The full moon rises behind the Greek Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, southeast of Athens, while tourists watch on May 5
Fly me to the moon
The full moon looms behind a mosque as birds fly in Amman, Jordan, on May 5. The next time the full moon will be as big and bright as it was on Saturday night will be on Aug. 10, 2014