Moon's Apogee and Perigee

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See it! Photos of 2019’s biggest supermoon
Eleanor Imster in ASTRONOMY ESSENTIALS | TODAY'S IMAGE | February 20, 2019

A selection of photos of the February 18 and 19 full moon – biggest and brightest supermoon of 2019 – from the EarthSky Community.

Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines wrote: “It’s probably just me, but I can’t tell the difference between tonight’s “super” full moon and any of the over 700 full moons I’ve seen over the short span of my existence on this planet. But with a reference, the difference becomes very obvious. February’s full moon at perigee of course means that apogee occurred during new moon. So I had to use January’s apogee moon for comparison. Both images are at 40X.” It’s true most people can’t discern the size difference between a supermoon and ordinary full moon, using the eye alone.
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Apogee: Moon farthest from Earth. Perigee: Moon closest to Earth. - ilan