Current Event Week 3

   Super Moon meets Cinco de Mayo. This Saturday, May 5, 2012, a "supper moon" will be seen. A super moon occurs when the orbit of the moon and the orbit of the earth are at the closest points of meeting. According to NASA's Tony Phillips, this super moon is reported to appear 30% brighter and 12% bigger than any other full moon in 2010. 

  While Cinco de Mayo is dubbed in America for a night of wonder and mystical happenings, the super moon has nothing to do with Cinco de Mayo. This is simply coincidental. Many people are probably unaware of the scientific background of the super moon and will be incredibly excited when they see this moon and will probably have some crazy stories after this weekend. I'm willing to bet that some of these stories will be quite interesting and highly entertaining. 

Williams, Caitlin. "'Supermoon' Coincides With Cinco de Mayo".WDAM. WDAM and World Now. 3 May     2012. web. 4 May 2012