Look Up! Monday's Supermoon Is Super Bright, Super Close

DETROIT (CBS DETROIT) - The supermoon will look especially big because it's so close to Earth at the moment it reaches its fullest point. Gather friends and family -- because we won't see a supermoon this close until 2034 according to Space.com.

Not since 1948 have we had the chance to experience a supermoon this close and this bright.

Called the Beaver Moon -- this supermoon is expected to reach the peak of its full phase Monday morning (November 14) in our area at 8:52 a.m. [Metro Detroit Weather Forecast]

What makes a supermoon? It's when the moon is at it's closest point of approach in its orbit around Earth.

According to NASA the moon's orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it's farther away. When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth it is known as a supermoon. At perigree — the point at which the moon is closest to Earth — the moon can be as much as 14 percent closer to Earth than at apogee, when the moon is farthest from our planet. The full moon appears that much larger in diameter and because it is larger shines 30 percent more moonlight onto the Earth.

Space.com will have a live webcast Sunday night [here] and you can find more information about the unique supermoon from NASA [here].