No, the moon isn't growing in size, it's just closer to our home
planet. The full Moon has a reputation for trouble. It raises
high tides, it makes dogs howl, it wakes you up in the middle of
the night with beams of moonlight stealing through drapes. If a
moonbeam wakes you up on the night of May 5th, 2012, you might
want to get out of bed and take a look. This May’s full Moon is
a "super Moon,” as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than
other full Moons of 2012. Scientists call this giant moon a
"perigee moon" because the moon's oval shaped orbit takes it on
a path around the earth that is closer to the planet on one
side, or perigee. The other side - when the moon is furthest
from the earth - is called apogee. Still following? Good. We
continue ... On Saturday at 11:34 p.m. the Moon will reach
perigee and appear super sized. Astronomers say that moon will
actually look super big before that. When it rises at 7:46 p.m.
the Moon will appear larger than usual when compared to trees
and buildings in the foregr