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Dubbed the "Super Pink Moon," this full moon appeared larger and brighter than usual because the moon was at perigee, or the closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit. With this ultra-close event, the moon was just 221,772 miles (356,907 kilometers) from Earth, compared to its average distance of 238,855 miles (384,400 km). The moon (while not actually pink) was at its absolute closest at 2:08 p.m. EDT (1808 GMT), about 8.5 hours before it became officially full, at 10:35 p.m. EDT (0235 GMT on April 8).

This closer proximity of the supermoon makes it appear about 7% larger and 15% brighter than the average full moon, giving skywatchers an opportunity to admire the moon's face in all its lunar glory. <a href="https://www.space.com/super-pink-moon-biggest-full-moon-2020-amateur-photos.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.space.com/super-pink-moon-biggest-full-moon-2020-amat...</a>

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Author Jean and Fred from Perth, Australia

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by jeans_Photos at https://flickr.com/photos/63479603@N00/49764715982. It was reviewed on 20 August 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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