Supermoon brightens night sky: A lesson in orbital mechanics
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A supermoon sets over the front range of the Rocky Mountains, Colo., Nov. 15, 2016. A supermoon is a coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Hoffman)
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