Supermoon surprise to light up night sky this week

By Brad Tucker
Updated April 7 2020 - 1:33pm, first published April 5 2020 - 4:30am
A comparison of the December 2017 full moon at perigee (closest to Earth for the month) and a full moon in June 2017 at apogee (farthest from Earth for the month). Picture: Muzamir Mazlan at Telok Kemang Observatory, Port Dickson, Malaysia
A comparison of the December 2017 full moon at perigee (closest to Earth for the month) and a full moon in June 2017 at apogee (farthest from Earth for the month). Picture: Muzamir Mazlan at Telok Kemang Observatory, Port Dickson, Malaysia

Perigee-syzygy moon just rolls off the tongue doesn't it? Well, supermoon is a bit easier to say and it is happening this Wednesday, April 8.

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