Super Moon Tomorrow Night

| 6:45 am May 4, 2012

The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend.

The moon will officially become full tomorrow at 10:35 p.m. CDT. And because this month’s full moon coincides with the moon’s perigee — its closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year’s biggest.

The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of an extra-big, extra-bright moon, nicknamed a supermoon.

Learn what makes a big full moon a true 'supermoon' in this SPACE.com infographic.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

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