Nightly News   |  May 03, 2012

‘Super Moon’ to light up night sky

This weekend, the full moon will be closer to Earth than at any other time this year. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>> warning of a bit, bright, and harmless object in the sky on saturday night. this weekend, the full moon will be closer to the earth than any other time this year. the astronomers have a name for. sounds like a toothpaste commercial, but they say it will be 30% brighter, as much as 14% bigger than other full moons. there is no facial hair warnings posted. they say it could only negatively affect high tides in conjunction with any other