WorthyNewsBot Posted November 30, 2017 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.44 Content Count: 44,481 Content Per Day: 7.19 Reputation: 987 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2017 (Worthy News) - On the night of December 3, sky-watchers around the world will get a chance to revel under the first—and last—full supermoon of the year. A supermoon is the popular term for a full or new moon that coincides with the lunar orb making an especially close approach to Earth. The moon’s orbit around Earth is not a perfect circle but is somewhat elongated. That means the moon changes its distance to Earth by a few thousand miles over time, reaching a closest point (perigee) and a farthest point (apogee) in any given month. [ Source: National Geographic (Read More...) ] View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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