Moonageddon

Despite John Fogerty's warnings, the SUPERMOON on the rise was not a portent of the coming apocalypse, but rather an opportunity for awesome photos.

This weekend, the moon will be at its closest point to Earth at the same time that it is full, an event scientists call a "lunar perigee," or as we like to howl, SUPERMOON.

NYers are used to a certain amount of crushing disappointment: "What do the Knicks, playoffs and "Supermoon" have in common here in NY? Huge build up, anticipation and, in the end, disappointment."

This weekend, the moon will be at its closest point to Earth at the same time that it is full, an even known as a “lunar perigee,” or as it's better know, SUPERMOON.

ytf's flickr In a little over two weeks, on March 19,