Summer Solstice & Supermoon 2013

Photo by Jack Demaree

This year's Summer solstice also stands out because it will be followed shortly after by the largest "Supermoon" of the year. In the early hours of Sunday, June 23, the moon will officially reach its full phase and will be the closest to Earth that it will be all year.
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Supermoon March 20, 2011

A supermoon is a full or new moon that coincides with a close approach by the Moon to the Earth. The Moon's distance varies each month between approximately 220,000 mi. and 254,000 mi. due to its elliptical orbit around Earth.
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