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| SUPERMOON Credits : JPL/NASA |
The term supermoon was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979, defined as
A new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit . In short, Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth.
The technical term for this phenomenon is a perigee - syzygy wich is shortened to "supermoon"!!
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