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Skygazers Gawp at Extra Bright ‘Supermoon’

A supermoon is seen behind the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 14, 2016 A supermoon is seen behind the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 14, 2016 (AFP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev)

A supermoon is seen behind the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 14, 2016 A supermoon is seen behind the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 14, 2016 (AFP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev)

Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches Monday to get a glimpse of the closest “supermoon” to Earth in almost 7 decades, and snap dramatic pictures...

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Why all the Super-Buzz about the Supermoon?

Stunning moon rise over Brokeoff Mountain, California. Jillian Kern/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Stunning moon rise over Brokeoff Mountain, California. Jillian Kern/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

A beautiful full moon will grace our skies on Monday Nov 14 this year. Full moons always rise around sunset, so look for it towards the east during evening twilight. Every month, occasionally even twice a month, the full moon adorns the night. What makes this one so special is all the hype of the supermoon. A quick glance at the statistics and you can see what everyone’s buzzing about. The supermoon is up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the smallest full moon of the year (which occurred last April).

What’s more, this supermoon is the closest full moon since January 26, 1948, making it the closest to date in the 21st century. The full moon won’t be this close again until November 25, 2034...

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Supermoon plus Eclipse Equals Rare Sky show Sunday night

Supermoon plus eclipse equals rare sky show Sunday night

This Sept. 13, 2015 image provided by NASA shows the moon, left, and the Earth, top, transiting the sun together, seen from the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The edge of Earth appears fuzzy because the atmosphere blocks different amounts of light at different altitudes. This image was taken in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths, invisible to human eyes, but here colorized in gold. A total lunar eclipse will share the stage with a so-called supermoon Sunday evening, Sept. 27, 2015 as seen from the United States. That combination hasn’t been seen since 1982 and won’t happen again until 2033. (NASA/SDO via AP) 

Get ready for a rare double feature, starring our very own moon...

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