Supermoon pictured in Dunhuang
The supermoon is seen over the Crescent Lake and Singing-sand Mountain in Dunhuang, Gansu province, on July 13, 2022. [Photo by Wang Binyin]
The radiant supermoon was visible in the sky over the Crescent Lake and Singing-sand Mountain in Dunhuang, Gansu province, on July 13, 2022.
The Moon orbits Earth in an ellipse with one region (perigee) closer and another region (apogee) furthest away.
When there is a full moon on the perigee side of its orbit, it's bigger and brighter than usual, and can look especially large close to the horizon due to an optical illusion.
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