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The largest full moon in almost 30 years will light up the night sky this Saturday

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On Saturday March 19, we will be treated the largest full moon in some time. Don’t worry about this perigee moon causing tidal weirdness — this extra-large moon will simply be 14% bigger and 30% brighter than apogee moons.

Notes NASA:

The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon. That is when illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly stunning view. For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects

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