Explanation: Did you see that full Moon Saturday night? Dubbed a supermoon, the latest fully
illuminated moon appeared slightly larger than usual because it occurred
unusually near the closest point in its orbit to Earth. Pictured
above, the supermoon was captured Saturday night rising behind the top of
the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Of course, the angular extent
of the moon in comparison to foreground objects can be adjusted just by changing the observer's
distance to the foreground object. When compared to nearby objects the moon
may appear tiny, but when compared to distant
objects -- the moon may appear huge. Next month yet
another full moon is expected, this one appearing about one percent
smaller.
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