Super Moon WoW's The World ~ Photos From Around The World and MJ Locations ...May 6th, 2012
Super Moon WoW's The World, May 6, 2012
Supermoons occur when the moon's closest approach to the Earth, known as perigee, coincides with a full moon. The perigee and the full moon occured within a minute of each other Saturday night and the moon seemed as much as 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than other full moons this year, NASA said.
In this image, the full moon rises behind a mosque as a kite flies in Amman.
From: Amman, Jordan
The supermoon is pictured over the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (MJ Video Shoot)
The moon rises behind trees in Bucharest. Supermoons happen about once a year on average. The March 19, 2011, supermoon drew lots of attention from stargazers and photographers.
From: Bucharest (MJ World Tour)
A full moon rises over office towers in Dubai Media City in Dubai.
From: Dubai, India (MJ Temporary Home )
The supermoon rises under palm trees as an airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport in Inglewood, Calif.
From: California (MJ Home)
A view of the supermoon is seen with a silhouette of a statue of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mantara in Maghdousheh village, southern Lebanon.
From: Mantara, Lebanon
A view of the supermoon is seen above a cathedral tower in Guatemala City.
From: Guatemala City
A view of the supermoon is seen with a silhouette of a church cross from Havana.
From: Havana, Cuba
A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the supermoon at Papago Park in Phoenix. The average distance between the Earth and the moon is about 383,000 kilometres. On May 6 it was about 356,955 kilometres away.
From: Phoenix, Arizona
The supermoon rises over the skyline in Toronto.
From: Toronto, Canada
The full moon rises from the top of the Haramoun mountain, as seen from Marjayoun village in south Lebanon.
From: South Lebanon
[This picture was] taken with a 400 mm lens on my back deck. A little creepy maybe...A vampire type of moon don't you think?" From Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia.
(Submitted by Augusta Stewart)
Taken at 8:45 pm in Alliston Ontario.
(Submitted by Brenda Dool)
"The super full moon rising over Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury, Ont."
(Submitted by John Rumball)
"Supermoon from my deck in Corner Brook @ 9:45pm May 5, 2012."
(Submitted by Heather Murphy)
"Here is a super moon picture captured from Indianapolis, Indiana."
(Submitted by Biju Baburajan)
(Submitted by Suhitha Srinivasamoorthy)
From Prince George, B.C.
(Submitted by Mike Hochachka)
Taken from the distillery district
(Submitted by Lisa Brush)
The supermoon over the tip of the Bruce Peninsula (Tobermory, Ont.) at 11:56 PM, Friday, May 4, 2012.
(Submitted by Vivien Fauth)
"Friday evening from house balcony."
(Submitted by Christian Coulombe, Gatineau, Que.)
Moonlight: The picture was taking about 10 pm in Rochester, NY
(Submitted by Bianca Fister)
"There are lots of gulls and other birds flying over Humber Bay where this photo was taken. I waited patiently for a few to cross in front of the moon."
(Submitted by Don Kittle of Toronto)
Super Moon over Table Mountain, Parow, 20 km from Cape Town
(Submitted by Kenny Nagel)
Supermoon from Salem, Oregon
(Submitted by Alex Atyunin)
The "supermoon" appears behind statues of angels fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth.
(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
The "supermoon" appears over the landmark Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India, Saturday, May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/ Rajanish Kakade)
A "supermoon" is seen behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, May 6, 2012. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth.
(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
My City !! The "supermoon" appears over Vancouver, British Columbia Saturday May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
The "supermoon" appears behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, while tourists watch, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth.
(AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
The May's full moon rises besided San Francisco Coit Tower in San Francisco on Saturday, May 5, 2012.
(AP Photo/Frederic Larson, San Francisco Chronicle)
A supermoon lights up Waikiki and Diamond Head Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Honolulu. A "supermoon" event happens when the moon is closest to the earth therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year.
(AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
The "supermoon" appears behind a steeple with crosses of an Orthodox church in the town of Novogrudok, 150 km (93 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, late Saturday, May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth.
(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
The Sources:
http://news.ca.msn.com/supermoon-lights-up-night-sky-5
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity...#igImgId_38071
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...5f920a085fe791
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Re: Super Moon WoW's The World ~ Photos From Around The World and MJ Locations ...May 6th, 2012
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The Moon was shining so close and bright I swear I saw Footprints like someone had spun around and walked all over it , like Michael in his Sunday Practices !! 
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