@inthemiddle:
So the super moon was pretty boring huh?
Well, "supermoons" in general are one of those things in astronomy that tend to be overhyped by the media, to sound like they're gonna be something more fantastic/amazing/extraordinary than they really end up appearing to most people. Heck, last year's lunar eclipse was a supermoon, and I had more than one person ask if it being a supermoon was going to cause it to have additional effects/effects on us/something like that. The media also loves to talk about how "rare" these things like supermoons, micromoons, and eclipses are, regardless of whether or not it's really true.
That being said, I can't mind too much because, thanks to the positive attention the supermoon received, at least that means the media is getting people interested in astronomy in a good way. We had a higher number of planetarium tickets sold at the Museum last weekend from people who were interested in finding out more, and apparently some questions about how/where/when to best observe it, too. That's what I like to hear. Also, I have to say that this "extra-super supermoon" was more noticeable and impressive than most. Even my mom, who's not a science person and normally doesn't notice such things, commented numerous times how lovely it looked.