FARMER'S ALMANAC CORRECT -- INTERNET WRONG

FARMER'S ALMANAC CORRECT -- INTERNET WRONG

DUBLIN, N.H. (Wireless Flash) -- Although tomorrow's full moon has been incorrectly hyped as the "brightest in 133 years," don't blame the "Farmer's Almanac." Internet rumors have linked the yearly magazine with the statement, stirring up a frenzy of anticipation. But according to "Farmer's Almanac" managing editor Susan Peary, the publication never claimed tomorrow's full moon will be the brightest in 133 years. What the magazine did say was that the full moon, winter solstice and lunar perigee -- the time of the month where the moon is closest to the earth -- will all be happening within 10 hours of each other. The last time those events occurred in such close proximity was in 1866, when they were within 20 hours of each other. Although Peary says the "Farmer's Almanac" has been unfairly blamed, she says the controversy has been positive because it's making folks more interested in astronomy.