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Full moon over Chattanooga [PHOTOS]

A supermoon is seen through Christmas decorations at the corner of Market Street and Third Street Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn. The most recent supermoon was on November 14, 2016. A supermoon occurs when a full moon is closest to the Earth making it appear larger.
A supermoon is seen through Christmas decorations at the corner of Market Street and Third Street Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn. The most recent supermoon was on November 14, 2016. A supermoon occurs when a full moon is closest to the Earth making it appear larger. A supermoon is seen through Christmas decorations at the corner of Market Street and Third Street Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn. The most recent supermoon was on November 14, 2016. A supermoon occurs when a full moon is closest to the Earth making it appear larger.

By Staff Report 1 min read

Sunday’s full moon was the first of three consecutive super moons. The next two will occur on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018. A super moon is a full moon or a new moon that approximately coincides with the closest distance that the moon reaches Earth in its orbit, resulting in a larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.