It is another week of surprise of nature as the moon becomes full and reaches its closest point to the Earth.
From an article at Space.com, it says that "the moon will officially turn full on Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m (11:35 am Manila Time). And only 25 minutes later the moon will also arrive at perigee, its closest approach to Earth — a distance of 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) away."
The effect of this phenomenon was called "supermoon". This month's perigee is the closest of any perigee in 2012 (they vary by about 3 percent, because the moon's orbit is not perfectly circular). The result of this will be a 16 percent brighter-than-average full moon accompanied by unusually high and low tides this weekend.
From the report of Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) after the allay fears that the supermoon may cause calamities, saying there is no evidence to back such fears.
From an article at Space.com, it says that "the moon will officially turn full on Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m (11:35 am Manila Time). And only 25 minutes later the moon will also arrive at perigee, its closest approach to Earth — a distance of 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) away."
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| Credit: Space.com Photo: The Moon is closest to the Earth at "perigee" |
The effect of this phenomenon was called "supermoon". This month's perigee is the closest of any perigee in 2012 (they vary by about 3 percent, because the moon's orbit is not perfectly circular). The result of this will be a 16 percent brighter-than-average full moon accompanied by unusually high and low tides this weekend.
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| Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls via Space.com Photo: Last supermoon, on March 19, 2011 behind Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial |
From the report of Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) after the allay fears that the supermoon may cause calamities, saying there is no evidence to back such fears.
