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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Matt Gibson

Sturgeon Supermoon lights up night sky on final stunning appearance of the year

Stunning images of the last Supermoon of the year have been captured overnight.

The rare lunar phenomenon occurs when there is a full moon while it is also at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit. The effect is that the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky.

And on an exciting night for astronomers, shooting stars from the Perseids Meteor Shower also danced across the night sky.

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