'Supermoon' Science: Biggest Full Moon of 2013 Explained

from space.com: There is more to a "supermoon" than meets the eye.
 
Science governs the appearance of the largest full moon of the year, and this weekend you can check out the amazing lunar sight for yourself.

On Sunday (June 23), the moon will be at its closest point to Earth — called perigee. This relatively close brush will happen as the moon enters its fullest phase, creating the cosmic coincidence known as the supermoon. At its fullest and closest, the moon will appear about 12 percent larger in the sky.

"It doesn't matter where you are, the full moon you're seeing will be the biggest for 2013," Michelle Thaller, the assistant director of science at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center said. "… That 12 percent size different can mean as much as a 30 percent change in the brightness, so this will be a particularly bright supermoon."

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super perigee moon: sunset march 19

Will there be more crime because of the moon's effect on lunatics? Will wolves howl longer or louder? The moon affects tides, but experts assure belief in any other influence amounts to pure lunacy! Yet, police and maternity wards mark full moons on their calenders. A You Tube video examines a supposition, "Are Full Moons Linked to Lunacy?" On March 19th at sunset, it will be a full moon at its nearest point--or perigee--to Earth--a Super Moon. You're not a lunatic to take in a Super Moon, but to miss one could be super lunacy.