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Supermoons around the world

With the moon relatively close to Earth, full moons around the world yesterday (July 12) appeared unusually large — but that’s just an illusion caused by its position in the sky

With the moon relatively close to Earth, full moons around the world yesterday (July 12) appeared unusually large — but that’s just an illusion caused by its position in the sky

With the moon following an elliptical orbit, it appears bigger and brighter than normal when the moon is close and full. The difference, however, can be hard to detect.

Two other supermoons are expected on Aug 10 and Sept 9. AP

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