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Squamish photographer captures stunning shots of supermoon

Robert Keir captured these images of the so-called supermoon overnight on July 12.

Squamish's Robert Keir captured these images of the so-called supermoon overnight on July 12. 

A supermoon is when a full moon occurs at the closest point to Earth during its orbit. According to the NASA science page, this makes it look bigger and brighter than on other nights.

 According to timeanddate.com, supermoons can appear up to 16% brighter in the sky than the average full moon.

More scientifically called a perigee, the 'supermoon” term was coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle.

If you missed it, you can look into the night sky through Friday to capture it, according to NASA.



 

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