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Added	Mon, 04/12/2017
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Mon, 04/12/2017
Версии	Illusion Ponzo The heavenly bodies

Periods when the full Moon is in perigee — nearest point of its orbit — called a supermoon. At such moments, she can look 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual full moon.

Last night the inhabitants of different parts of the Earth witnessed this phenomenon and have shared their records online.

American TV channel ABC News has published a timelapse video shot in the state of Rhode island this morning. It magnificent orange Moon shining over the chapel of St. George's in Middletown, and after a while sinking.

Xinhua news Agency has shared pictures of supermoon from Singapore, Pakistan, Myanmar and Philippine Islands.

In Moscow, the observation was prevented by cloudy weather.

The last supermoon was the first of three similar representations of this winter: the second will occur in the night of 1 to 2 January and the third from January 31 to February 1. The latter will coincide with a full lunar Eclipse and will be visible only in the far East.

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