Watch The Moon Tonight

Tonight, on Friday December 12th, the full moon will be bigger than it usually is. This is because its orbit will take it nearly as close to earth as is possible. The earth-moon distance is, on average, about 384,400 km, but tonight is is much closer, at about 356,567 km. Not since 1993 has the full moon been this close to earth, and it will take another 8 years before it happens again. Compared to the other full moons in 2008, this one will be 14% bigger and 30% brighter than any of them. So, get out and take a look.