A full moon rises over the horizon of lower Manhattan in New York City. Photo taken from West Orange, New Jersey. Weekend’s supermoon May 5-2012
Weekend’s supermoon May 5-2012
These stunning pictures show this weekend’s supermoon, a phenomenon which causes the moon to appear bigger and brighter than usual. The spectacle captured at landmarks across the globe, including the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, the Statue of Liberty in New York, and the Temple of Poseidon near Athens. The illusion, known as a perigee full moon, caused by the moon traveling closer to the Earth than usual on its elliptical orbit. When the moon appears at its biggest it will be 221,457 miles away, compared with its usual distance of 238,606 miles.
A man makes a run during Super-moon in Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona
Weekend’s supermoon May 5-2012
An amateur astronomer observes the super moon in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei ProvinceAncient statue of the goddess Athena on the background of the full moon in Athens, Greece.Helicopter on the supermoon backgroundMay 5, 2012. The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, southeast of AthensMohamed Ali Mosque on the background of the full moon in Cairo, EgyptMoon behind statues of angels in St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.Moon in the sky behind the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de JaneiroMosque on a background of the full moon in Amman, Jordan.People go fishing near the port Ball in Florida against the background of the full moon.Rose bush in Los Angeles against the supermoonSupermoon of the temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, south-east of Athens, Greece.Supermoon rises above the horizon in Seattle, WAThe rider on the background of the full moon in Three Forks, MontanaThe Statue of Liberty. In the night between Saturday and Sunday (May 5-6, 2012) Moon closer to the Earth at a distance of 357 000 km.The supermoon rises over the Renkert Building in Canton, OhioThe top of the Orthodox church on the background of the full moon in Nowogrodek, 150 km west of Minsk, Belarus.These days the moon was close to the Earth on the shortest distance for the last 18 years
