On early Saturday morning, the first of three supermoons this summer appeared over Metro Vancouver’s clear, night skies.
The moon is currently at its ‘Perigee’ stage, a short period every 13 months when it is nearest to Earth during its elliptical orbit around the planet. This meant the moon was 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than the usual full moons.
Some Vancouverites braved the early morning hours to take photos of the moon in full at 4:25 a.m., less than one hour before sunrise and a approximately 90 minutes before moonset.
The next supermoon is scheduled for August 10, and the third on September 8.
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@HuffPostCanada #supermoon #vancouver #photography Rise of supermoon Vancouver, BC. July 12, 2014 – 3 min. intervals. pic.twitter.com/ZXOWmz09V6
— Cheryl Smith (@CherylSmithWV) July 13, 2014
Tonight's moon from North Vancouver. #supermoon #yvr pic.twitter.com/WhC5ZGv8Tp
— John Lehmann (@JohnLehmann) July 12, 2014
#SuperMoon2014 #supermoon moon on 21st avenue Vancouver pic.twitter.com/yT7Jb0tHF0
— Meredyth Kezar (@Merekatlit) July 13, 2014
view from my pad and also, superzoom on the supermoon. #vancouver pic.twitter.com/vUi4UHUNu0
— Michael Jang (@mikejang) July 13, 2014
I love you to the moon and back… #fullmoom #vancouver #supermoon #myyvr #nofilter #summer #summernights #loveyo… pic.twitter.com/GdBQsAeSVB
— EricasNotes (@EricasNotes) July 13, 2014
A bird's eye view of the #SuperMoon from Olympic Village Plaza. #supermoon #olympicvillage #vancouver #bc #canada pic.twitter.com/K0CuzJNBGf
— Desmond Ho (@dezoraptor) July 12, 2014
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