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Perspective of Lhasa: largest supermoon ever seen in 68 years

By 许丽芳 Source:China Tibet News 2016-11-18

On Nov. 14, 2016, the brightest and largest full moon in 68 years arose in the sky. It was a "supermoon" that everyone wouldn't want to miss.

A "supermoon" is when the moon is closest to earth in its orbit during a full moon, making the full moon appear much larger than usual.

Because the exact time of the full moon in Lhasa was 21:52 of Monday evening, lots of amateur photographers as well as tourists and Lhasa citizens gathered at Chakpori Observation Deck to watching and taking photos of the great views.

We are ending 2016 with a streak of supermoons - one in October, November and December.  However, this supermoon in November is the biggest one since January 26, 1948, and we won't have another one this close until November 25, 2034.

The moon was at the closest point to Earth since the last incident in 1948. It will appear 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the average full moon monthly.


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