The astronomical phenomenon known as a "super moon" was at it's peak just before 6:30 a.m. this morning. And if you happened to shoot a photo of it, Sudbury.com would like to see it and share the image with our readers.
The moon's orbit brought it closer to the Earth over the past two days, making it appear 30 per cent bigger and brighter than normal.
According to NASA, the moon hasn't been this close to our planet since 1948.
“The moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it’s farther away,” NASA said in a press release about he celestial event. “When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth it is known as a supermoon. At perigree — the point at which the moon is closest to Earth — the moon can be as much as 14-per-cent closer to Earth than at apogee, when the moon is farthest from our planet.
"The full moon appears that much larger in diameter and because it is larger shines 30 per cent more moonlight onto the Earth.”
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