Perigee moon rising over Castricum, The Netherlands, about 7:20pm March 19, 2011; photo by my husband Stan Schaap from position in Dunes National Park alongside the North Sea. More from Stan at viewstoshare.com

On the photo above I'd like to point out a church spire about 1/5th in from the lower right corner, to give you an idea of the proportions.

It's hard to believe the moon was more than 200,000 miles away ...