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Supermoon to Appear Over Holly Springs, Hickory Flat This Weekend
Here's all you need to know about the largest moon of 2013.
By Sandy McGee
Skywatchers and stargazers might want to look up this weekend for one of the biggest celestial events of the year. The largest supermoon of the year, also known as the perigee moon, will peak Sunday.
Skywatchers and stargazers might want to look up this weekend for one of the biggest celestial events of the year. The largest supermoon of the year, also known as the perigee moon, will peak Sunday.
The event occurs when a full moon lines up with the Earth and the sun at a specific point in its orbit, according to The Huffington Post. The moon will appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter.
Will the skies over Holly Springs and Hickory Flat cooperate so locals can bear witness the most super "supermoon" of the year? Maybe not.
The National Weather Service calls for mostly cloudy skies over Holly Springs and Hickory Flat on Sunday night, when the low will reach 67, and a chance of showers, mainly before 11 p.m.
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Another supermoon will appear in July; however, the moon will not be this close to Earth again until August 2014. The moon will become full Sunday at 7:32 a.m. and visible again after sunset.
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