Supermoon
Full or new moon which appears larger
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A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee—the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit—resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. The technical name is a perigee syzygy or a full Moon around perigee. Because the term supermoon is astrological in origin, it has no precise astronomical definition.
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![In Pictures: Rare blue Supermoon lights up night skies globally [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240820/1385228188-In-Pictures-Rare-blue-Supermoon-lights-up-night.jpg) In Pictures: Rare blue Supermoon lights up night skies globally Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published | |
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