Did you see the supermoon?

July 14, 2014 12:51

Night owls and stargazers were presented with a beautiful view on Saturday night, as the first of this season's supermoons filled the night sky. For the uninitiated, a supermoon is a scientific phenomenon when the moon is 48,280 kilometre closer to Earth than the farthest point in its orbit and the moon looks bigger and brighter. Two additional supermoons are expected in 2014, one on August 10 and another on September 9, NASA said. August's supermoon is expected to be the most remarkable of the year. See

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