The moon hasn't been this close to the earth since 1992.
Because the moon’s orbit around the earth is oval, it is sometimes closer to the earth and other times – it’s farther away.
Last night, it appeared larger and brighter than normal earning the name “Supermoon.”
Although Supermoons have a slightly stronger pull on the earth's tides, NASA states that last night's event did not cause the earth quake and tsunami in Japan.
I took this photo at Huntington Beach in Bay Village – looking east toward Cleveland and Lake Erie.
Upon returning home, I adjusted the contrast and brightness of the original image in Photoshop to better show the size of the moon in relation to the city in the background.
The actual size of the moon was not altered in these photos.
There were several “moon seekers” at the beach – observing and photographing this amazing phenomena.
