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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Katie Elliott & Alan Weston

Strawberry supermoon visible over Merseyside tomorrow night

An astronomical phenomenon known as the Full Strawberry Supermoon will take place tomorrow (Tuesday).

A Supermoon occurs when the Moon's orbit is closest to Earth at the same time the Moon is full, which makes it appear much bigger and brighter than usual. The Moon's closest point to Earth is termed the perigee, measuring an average distance of around 226,000 miles (363,300 kilometres) from Earth.

We generally get 12 or 13 Full Moons each year but due to the orientation of the Moon's orbit, not every Full Moon is a Supermoon, much like not every Moon is an eclipse, says The Express.

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