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The super pink moon rises Monday over Barnstable. The pink moon got its name because the April full moon occurs at the same time the pink wildflower phlox blooms in North America. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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BARNSTABLE, MA There s some good news and bad news about the full pink supermoon that will rise over Barnstable late Monday evening.
The bad news first, because there s just a sliver of it: The moon won t be pink (more about that later). Come to think of it, that may make the news of the full pink supermoon nothing but good weather dependent, of course.
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The April 26 full moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons. The full moons on May 26 and June 24 are also so classified.
Supermoons are not really bigger and brighter, though. And no small amount of debate surrounds the question of whether supermoons are even a real thing.
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The term was coined in pre-internet 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle to describe new and full moons that occur when the orb is within 90 percent of perigee in lay terms, at its closest approach to Earth in the elliptical orbit.
The closeness to Earth keep in mind, our planet and moon are still 226,000 miles apart at this point makes the moon appear about 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than when the moon is at its farthest point from our planet, called apogee.
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April’s full pink moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons that will shine big and bright over Somerville. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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SOMERVILLE, MA April s full pink moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons that will shine big and bright over Somerville.
The bad news first, because there s just a sliver of it: The moon won t be pink (more about that later). Come to think of it, that may make the news of the full pink supermoon nothing but good weather dependent, of course.
The National Weather Service is forecasting mostly clear skies with a low around 43 for Monday evening when the moon rises. Moonrise is around 7:14 p.m. Eastern Time, and the moon reaches perigee (more about that later, too) at around 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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April’s full pink moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons that will shine big and bright over Medford. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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MEDFORD, MA There s some good news and bad news about the full pink supermoon that will rise over Medford late Monday evening.
The bad news first, because there s just a sliver of it: The moon won t be pink (more about that later). Come to think of it, that may make the news of the full pink supermoon nothing but good weather dependent, of course.
The National Weather Service is forecasting mostly clear skies with a low around 43 for Monday evening when the moon rises. Moonrise is around 7:14 p.m. Eastern Time, and the moon reaches perigee (more about that later, too) at around 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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April’s full pink moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons that will shine big and bright over Malden. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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MALDEN, MA April s full pink moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons that will shine big and bright over Malden.
The bad news first, because there s just a sliver of it: The moon won t be pink (more about that later). Come to think of it, that may make the news of the full pink supermoon nothing but good weather dependent, of course.
The National Weather Service is forecasting mostly clear skies with a low around 43 for Monday evening when the moon rises. Moonrise is around 7:14 p.m. Eastern Time, and the moon reaches perigee (more about that later, too) at around 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time.