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The full Moon rising over the Rincon Mountains. More media hype than anything else,
tonight's "super" Moon is about 15% larger than normal. This is due to the Moon
having an elliptical orbit, with the Moon being a bit closer to Earth than normal.
The last time the Moon was this "close" to Earth was about 18 years ago.
There was a lot of haze in the area today, which accounted for the orange hue.
Here's a shot of the Moon setting the following morning:
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All images copyright by Sam Rua. All Rights Reserved.
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