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Pink Super-moon seen around the world
People have enjoyed a pink super moon in the night skies around the world.
The full moon was around 40,000 km closer to Earth than usual.
A super moon is a full moon where the moon is just a little bit closer to Earth than usual, so it looks a little bit bigger and a little bit brighter.
It’s about 10% closer and 20% bigger in area and brightness.
A super moon happens when the moon reaches the closest point to Earth in its 27-day orbit and it happens to be full, which occurs approximately once a year.
The full moon was around 40,000 km closer to Earth than usual.
A super moon is a full moon where the moon is just a little bit closer to Earth than usual, so it looks a little bit bigger and a little bit brighter.
It’s about 10% closer and 20% bigger in area and brightness.
A super moon happens when the moon reaches the closest point to Earth in its 27-day orbit and it happens to be full, which occurs approximately once a year.