Video: 'supermoon' Lights Up The Sky

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Sat, 05/05/2012 - 6:27pm

A so-called 'supermoon' is lighting up the sky in many parts of the world. It appears up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than at other times, because it's at its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit.

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