"A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. The technical name is the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. The term "supermoon" is not astronomical, but originated in modern astrology. The association of the Moon with both oceanic and crustal tides has led to claims that the supermoon phenomenon may be associated with increased risk of events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but the evidence of such a link is widely held to be unconvincing.
The most recent occurrence was on August 10, 2014. The next and closest supermoon of 2014 will be on September 9.
The opposite phenomenon, an apogee-syzygy, has been called a micromoon, though this term is not as widespread as super moon."
Quote is from Wicipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoon
We placed this cache on the supermoon night of August 10, 2014. This vacant lot is quite and a great place to check out the moon and the stars at night in Albuquerque.
This is a homemade micro cache manufactured on a CNC lathe.