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<\/center>According to this article I found earlier today<\/a>, the moon hit perigee<\/a> today. With the moon around 17,500 miles closer than the average, it’s supposed to appear 14% larger and 30% brighter. I couldn’t tell the difference. It was a nice opportunity to point my camera skyward, however.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"