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Starwatch: First of August’s two supermoons this week

The moon will be 222,000 miles from Earth on Tuesday

Look out for the full moon this week on 1 August because it is a supermoon.

The moon orbits Earth in a slightly elliptical orbit, meaning that sometimes it is a little closer to Earth and sometimes a little further away. A supermoon takes place when a full moon occurs near the Moon’s closest orbital point to Earth.

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