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Photos: Supermoon

The moon gets about as close as possible to Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter than the average full moon.
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Photos: Supermoon

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It’s called a Supermoon.

The so-called “supermoon” happens when the moon turns full and it is at its closest approach to earth at 221,802 miles away.  The combination of the two effects results in a supermoon.

NASA says a supermoon appears up to 16 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than a usual full moon.   Unusually high and low tides are expected in the days surrounding the supermoon.

 

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