On June 23, the moon turns full at 6:32 a.m. CDT(1132 GMT),and just 32 minutes earlier it will arrive at its closest point to the Earth in 2013 at a distance of 221,824 miles, making it a so-called supermoon
.Expect a large range in ocean tides (exceptionally low to exceptionally high) for the next few days.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/31/must-see-stargazing-events-in-2013/#ixzz2WjG3E1xe
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on June 20, 2013. View the original page.