Supermoon dazzles viewers around the world as stargazers enjoy rare lunar event
take place when a full moon is near its closest point to Earth, making it appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter compared to when it is furthest away.
It's also known as a Sturgeon Moon due to the rise in numbers of that species of fish in North American lakes at this time of year.The supermoon behind an air traffic control tower at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel AvivBut after that, experts say we will have to wait until 2037 for the next one.On Tuesday, the moon rose in the southeast from 222,159 miles away.
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