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How to see the supermoon — and shooting stars, too

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6, 2012 – The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as Earth's celestial neighbor passed about 15000 miles closer to Earth than average. That has made the moon appear bigger than usual. (/Associated Press) Correction:
by Joe Medley TALLADEGA — Every once in a super moon, the Talladega Superspeedway chairman and [...]

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How to see the supermoon — and shooting stars, too

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Of course, the moon is not really any bigger in size, but it will appear to be 14-percent larger and 30-percent brighter Saturday night.
Julio Cortez / AP A full moon rises behind the Empire State Building in New York in this view from Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, NJ, on April 6. A month [...]

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