KEY facts about supermoon | IN PICS

KEY facts about supermoon | IN PICS

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Monday's supermoon is the first of four this year

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During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth.

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A supermoon isn’t bigger, but it can appear that way in the night sky.

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A supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing around Earth.

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A supermoon rises behind the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany.

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This usually happens only three or four times a year and consecutively.

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September’s supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse.

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October’s will be the year’s closest approach, and November’s will round out the year.

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"Sturgeon Moon" rises over the historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey.

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A supermoon rises next to the Santuario Nuestra Senora de los Remedios church.

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