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Supermoon, the closest since 1948, and won't be repeated until 2034

Monday, November 14th 2016 - 08:48 UTC
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This month's bright supermoon — the closest full moon in 68 years — is expected to light up the sky early Monday morning, NASA has reported. Every year, scientists and sky watchers welcome the supermoon, which is the closest full moon of the year. But this year, the supermoon is receiving extraordinary attention. Read full article

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  • Marti Llazo

    People in the US tell me that a supermoon is a rude gesture from the losing side in a presidential election.

    Nov 14th, 2016 - 01:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • V0ice

    Mmmmmmmm.....IMHO, as is others, we fail to determine if you are an idiot or moron. Please, help us out here, would you mind?

    Better yet, fool us with some clever come back.

    Nov 14th, 2016 - 02:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marti Llazo

    Envy. Who would have imagined?

    http://lynnemarshall.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pumpkin-moon-300x211.jpg

    Nov 14th, 2016 - 03:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Clyde15

    Just a point, could the very slight increase in gravitational pull have any bearing on the current earthquakes in N.Z.

    Nov 14th, 2016 - 05:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marti Llazo

    ”....very slight increase in gravitational pull ...

    Actually the recent spate of earthquakes, in Enzed and elsewhere, has been caused by the upsurge of tantrums in the streets in the US, following the elections there.

    Nov 14th, 2016 - 06:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    Clyde15
    Quite possible,

    no doubt the scientist will be looking at the coincident.

    Nov 14th, 2016 - 08:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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