"Extreme Super moon 2011"- Myths and Reality

What exactly is this Supermoons

Supermoons are nothing but, the date on which the moon is closest to earth and at the same time it's full. The moon will appear bigger than that in normal full moon day. Astrologers like Mr. Nolle suggests that on these Supermoons the effect of moon on earth is severe and it may lead to severe natural calamities like earth Quake, Volcanic Eruption, Cyclone and what not..!
According to science on supermoons the Moon will be closest to earth; it will be 356,577 kilometers away from the moon. You will have studied in your primary classes that the moon takes a moth to revolve round the Earth through an Elliptical path. Remember it is an elliptical path there near point and farthest point, position close to earth is called Perigee and the farthest point is called apogee.

Moon reaches the closest points called perigee twice a month in the span of two weeks. At perigee the gravitational pull of moon will be that maximum as it movie to apogee, the gravitational force decreases. Super moon is the day when the moon reaches perigee and sun, Moon and Earth lie in the same line.

Astrologers say that the Tsunami in Japan is an effect of
Supermoon, it is just a random comment made by the Astrologers to just gain attention, The Moon was at apogee on March 6, Tsunami occurs on 10th think the Moon was just getting away from the Apogee and you are saying the effect of Moon caused T-sunmai in Japan, will be at perigee on March 19,the moon will be closest to earth, the effect of moon will maximum on this day