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The Super Moon
The Super Moon
WTOP Staff
March 20, 2011, 3:37 PM
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The Super Moon brightens up the sky across the globe.
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Moon
The moon rises in the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, May 5, 2012 near Bal Harbour, Fla. Saturday's event is a
Supermoon
A supermoon lights up Waikiki and Diamond Head Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Honolulu. A "supermoon" event happens when the moon is closest to the earth therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
AP Photo/Eugene Tanner
Supermoon
The 'Supermoon" rises over the Angel's Gate lighthouse in San Pedro, Calif. Saturday night. The moon will come within about 221,802 miles (357,000 kilometers) from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles (24,600 kilometers) closer than average. (AP Photo/Chuck Bennett, Daily Breeze)
AP Photo/Chuck Bennett, Daily Breeze
Supermoon
Fishermen fish from a jetty as the moon rises in the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, May 5, 2012, near Bal Harbour, Fla. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The moon will come within about 221,802 miles (357,000 kilometers) from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles (24,600 kilometers) closer than average. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
APTOPIX Supermoon
A fisherman casts a line from a jetty as the moon rises in the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, May 5, 2012, near Bal Harbour, Fla. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The moon will come within about 221,802 miles (357,000 kilometers) from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles (24,600 kilometers) closer than average. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
APTOPIX Greece Full Moon
The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, while tourists watch, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis
Russia Super Moon
The full moon rises behind statues of angels fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2012. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky
Kosovo Super Moon
The full moon rises behind Statue of Liberty replica atop of a hotel in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Saturday, May 5, 2012. On Saturday, the moon will be a "supermoon" or perigee moon as the moon is at it's closest approach to the earth. ( AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu )
AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu
The Super Moon over Berryville, Va. (Courtesy of Maceo Henry)
Courtesy of Maceo Henry
The Super Moon over Gaithersburg, Md. (Courtesy of Athar and Shazia)
Courtesy of Athar and Shazia
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