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| Supermoon: Your pictures of the perigee Moon | |
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| The "supermoon" has been snapped by people around the world this weekend. The phenomenon known as the "perigee supermoon" is when the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky owing to its elliptical orbit of Earth. BBC News readers have been sharing their photos of the Moon. | |
| Ajaz Khan Sanjrani captured this image of the supermoon in Quetta, Pakistan. | Ajaz Khan Sanjrani captured this image of the supermoon in Quetta, Pakistan. |
| Saturday night marked the first of three supermoons expected in as many months. The next and closest supermoon of 2014 will be on August 10. Samirah Khan from the UAE tweeted this picture whilst walking to work in the evening. | Saturday night marked the first of three supermoons expected in as many months. The next and closest supermoon of 2014 will be on August 10. Samirah Khan from the UAE tweeted this picture whilst walking to work in the evening. |
| The larger and brighter appearance of the Moon is caused by the oval shape of the Moon's orbit of the Earth. Jem Garcia snapped this picture of the supermoon in the Philippines on Saturday night. | The larger and brighter appearance of the Moon is caused by the oval shape of the Moon's orbit of the Earth. Jem Garcia snapped this picture of the supermoon in the Philippines on Saturday night. |
| The supermoon was also seen in Cambria, California, USA. Photo: Randy James | The supermoon was also seen in Cambria, California, USA. Photo: Randy James |
| A full Moon at perigee is up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than one at its farthest point, or apogee. Nathan Bailey captured it from his porch north-west of Sulphur Springs, USA. | A full Moon at perigee is up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than one at its farthest point, or apogee. Nathan Bailey captured it from his porch north-west of Sulphur Springs, USA. |
| Heidi Bahnck snapped the supermoon in pink in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. | Heidi Bahnck snapped the supermoon in pink in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. |
| Share your pictures with us by emailing them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk you can also upload them here, or share them with @BBC_HaveYourSay on Twitter. | Share your pictures with us by emailing them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk you can also upload them here, or share them with @BBC_HaveYourSay on Twitter. |
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