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'Super moon' expected to brighten your evening (KSAT)

A lunar light show circled the globe Saturday, rewarding many moongazers with
bright, crisp detail of the full moon's craters and basins.

Called a "perigee" moon by scientists, the annual phenomenon occurs once a
year.

NASA said the moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full
moons.

That's because it will be as close to Earth as it will get for a while -- just
over 221,000 miles away.

CNN iReporter Halldor Sigurdsson snapped the yellowish-ochre orb perched on
the shoulder of a mountain overlooking Reykjavik, Iceland.

"The colors were spectacular," wrote Sigurdsson, 47. "The weather here for
viewing the moon rise could not have been better."

Residents of the mainland United States were hoping for similar conditions at
11:34 p.m., ET, the peak of this year's "super moon."

The West and Southwest will have clear skies for good viewing. The northern
Plains, upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states may find the viewing less than
optimal.

Texas and portions of the Gulf Coast will have partly cloudy skies.

The best time to see the event is just as the moon crosses Earth's horizon.
The moon always looks biggest then, although the reason why is a bit of ...

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