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    Posted December 13, 2012 by
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    What was your best moment of 2012?

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    SUPERMOON

    By GreatestHits  |  Posted December 13, 2012  |  San Diego, California
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     Photographer Bob Couey says: “I love looking at the evening sky and events like this are few and far between.”

    In May the moon came to its closest approach to Earth, giving stargazers an extraordinary view.

    Couey merged a short exposure photograph of the moon with a long exposure photo of the terrestrial environment to produce this out-of-this-world image.
    - mjponsford, CNN iReport producer

    "Don't The Moon Look Fat And Lonesome"

    May 5, 2012 was a grand night for sky watchers. The moon was as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full Moons of 2012. The scientific term for the phenomenon is "perigee moon." The Moon follows an elliptical path around Earth with one side ("perigee") about 50,000 km closer than the other ("apogee"). Full Moons that occur on the perigee side of the Moon's orbit seem extra big and bright.

    I took this photo on that early evening May 5 Moonrise in the San Diego State University area. The Moon never looked so beautiful and bright!
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