Supermoon lights up the Saturday night sky

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If you were awake late Saturday night you might have noticed the moon shining extra brightly, as it passed signifcantly closer to Earth than usual.

The rare event was known as a “supermoon,” and as CityNews meteorologist Adam Stiles explains, it offered a rare up-close glimpse at our celestial neighbour. 

“The closest, biggest, brightest full moon of the year is going to be playing peek-a-boo with the clouds on Saturday night,” Stiles said. “You should still manage a few glimpses but you may have to make several attempts and be patient.”

The moon was at its “super” peak at around 11:34 p.m. EST.

During a supermoon, the moon appears to be about 7 per cent bigger than a usual full moon, as the celestial body reaches the point in its orbit where it is closest to the Earth.

On Saturday night the moon came within approximately 357,000 kilometres from Earth, which is about 24,600 kilometres closer than average.

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