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When you look out the window at the moon this weekend, you might notice that it seems extra bright. This is because our moon travels in an elliptical orbit around Earth, and will reach its closest distance to our planet, termed the perigee, on Saturday night, which just so happens to be a full moon. Saturday’s moon will appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the average full moon. Let’s hope the weather holds out so that we can appreciate this spectacular event!
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Cool! I did notice it as brighter/bigger while i was coming home from work. Science hon knows my questions before I even ask them!
George from “it’s a wonderful life” would need a lasso 14 % larger to rope this full moon for Mary! Great short piece of science-Dad