'Supermoon' illuminates, captivates around the globe

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Tonight, the moon is at the perigee side of its orbit. That means that it's as close as it gets to Earth. That also means that it appears about 16% bigger and 30% brighter.

It was enough to inspire some beautiful photos, so we thought we'd share what we've found. For those who prefer science to art, NASA has a pleasant video to explain the phenomenon, uninspiringly called a "perigee moon." Well, we still think it's super.

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view in the dark this is my second shot of the supermoon i took off my 2x extender to get a wider shot of the scenery. this location is cape sounion in greece. my closeup image of this event is in the comments: website | blog