Incredible pictures show super-bright 'Snow Moon' illuminating the skies above Britain
A supermoon occurs when a full moon almost coincides with perigee - the closest point the Moon will come to the Earth in its orbit.The full moon on February 9 will almost coincide with the perigee on February 10, making it the fourth-closest - and fourth-largest - full moon of 2020.Some claim the February 9 full moon is a supermoon because it is within 90 per cent of its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit.
ExclusiveHarry Dunn's 'killer' was a CIA spy who 'held a higher rank than her husband'ESCAPE FROM HELLBIKINI GIRL UNCOVEREDOthers say a supermoon only occurs when the moon's centre is less than 223,694 miles from the centre of Earth.This is because an optical illusion makes it seem even bigger when compared to buildings, trees and statues in the distance.
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