Big Moon

Wednesday, February 27, 2002

awesome animated moonThe Moon will become full on Feb. 27th. It happens every 29.5 days, yet this full Moon is special: It’s the biggest and brightest of the year.

When the Moon is full on Feb. 27th it will be near perigee — close to Earth. As a result the Moon will appear 9% wider than normal and shine 20% brighter.

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1 karen 02.28.02 at 5:29 am

So, all is explained. the moon is just too damn close to the earth. no wonder everyone I know has gone nuts this week!!

2 tc 02.28.02 at 9:49 am

WOW! Did you see it last night?! It was amazing! :0)

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