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                                 2023 July 6

                           Fireworks vs Supermoon
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley

   Explanation: On July 4, an almost Full Moon rose in planet Earth's
   evening skies. Also known as a Buck Moon, the full lunar phase (full on
   July 3 at 11:39 UTC) was near perigee, the closest point in the Moon's
   almost monthly orbit around planet Earth. That qualified this July's
   Full Moon as a supermoon, the first of four supermoons in 2023. Seen
   from Cocoa Beach along Florida's Space Coast on July 4, any big,
   bright, beautiful Full Moon would still have to compete for attention
   though. July's super-moonrise was captured here against a
   super-colorful fireworks display.

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