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'Supermoon' to brighten night sky Sunday

The bottom row shows "supermoons" appearing 10 percent larger than normal moons. (Lee Haywood, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Full Strawberry Moon arrives Sunday, and it will be a "supermoon" appearing larger than many other full moons.

A supermoon is a full moon that coincides with the moon's perigee, or the point in its orbit at which it's closest to Earth. While the nickname makes it sound extraordinary, supermoons actually occur every year.

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They can appear more dramatic, however -- 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than when the moon is at apogee, furthest from Earth, according to EarthSky.org.

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