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Old 1st of May 2012 (Tue)   #1
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Default Super moon

A super moon is going to occur May 5. This is the closest it will be to the earth this year.

The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. 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.

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Old 6th of May 2012 (Sun)   #2
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oh what a shame!
here it was cloudy and raining.

but i was able the captuere the moon on 01. Mai.

Look here:
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Cloudy and foggy here too. I was all ready to go. What a big let down.
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Super Moon as seen from Lousivlle, KY. on May 5th. 2012. Shot with Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 400mm 5.6 and Canon 2X TC.
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Cloudy and foggy here too. I was all ready to go. What a big let down.
Don't worry. The 'Supermoon' was just 0.6% bigger than next month's full moon. Here is a simulation -




As you can clearly see, the media hype over the 'supermoon' (the one on the left) was totally justified.
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