.. of the year is said to be seen tonight, January 10, 2009... So let us all hope for a clear cloudless sky and wait for the giant moon that is set to rise on the east. Saturday night (Jan. 10) the moon will be at perigee, the closest point to us on this orbit.
And yes, Tides will be higher, too. Earth's oceans are pulled by the gravity of the moon and the sun. So when the moon is closer, tides are pulled higher. Scientists call these perigean tides, because they occur when the moon is at or near perigee.Anyways, here's a photo of the largest and closest full moon of 2008.
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