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  • The full moon in a type of lunar eclipse known as a Super Blood Moon rises over Mount Rainier in Washington state. The total lunar eclipse of September 27, 2015 occurred when the moon was at perigee — its closest approach to Earth — making the moon appear more than 10 percent larger. While lunar eclipses are relatively common, it is rare for an eclipse to happen when the moon is at perigee. Such eclipses only happen about once every 20 years. Mount Rainier, an active volcano, has an elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), making it the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range and the highest point in Washington state.
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  • The full moon shines against the night sky. Captured during the "super moon" on August 9, 2014. A supermoon occurs when the moon is full at the same time as it makes its closest approach to Earth, a part of the moon's elliptical orbit known as perigee. The moon's distance from Earth varies between 222,000 and 252,000 miles (357,000 to 406,000 km). A supermoon can be up to 14 percent larger and 30 percent brigher than a full moon at apogee, or the farthest point from Earth.
    Moon_Full_Supermoon_2094.jpg
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