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                                2021 April 30
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                          Pink and the Perigee Moon
                 Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Alice Ross

   Explanation: On April 25 a nearly full moon rose just before sunset.
   Welcomed in a clear blue sky and framed by cherry blossoms, its
   familiar face was captured in this snapshot from Leith, Edinburgh,
   Scotland. [5]Known to some as a Pink Moon, April's [6]full lunar phase
   occurred with the moon near perigee. That's the closest point in its
   [7]not-quite-circular orbit around planet Earth, making this Pink Moon
   one of the closest and brightest full moons of the year. [8]If you
   missed it, don't worry. Your next chance to see a full perigee moon
   will be on May 26. Known to some as a [9]Flower Moon, May's full moon
   will actually be [10]closer to you than April's by about 98 miles (158
   kilometers), or about 0.04% the distance from the Earth to the Moon at
   perigee.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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