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Another Supermoon to Rise Monday; When and Where to Watch in Ankeny
Look to the night sky Monday, July 22, 2013, to catch a glimpse of a "giant" moon as its fullest and closest point.
Written by Emily Henry
A slightly less "super" but no less spectacular supermoon will brighten the skies above Ankeny Monday night, just a month after the last supermoon.
It might be hard to catch this one though. The Ankeny weather forecast is expected to be mostly cloudy Monday evening with a chance of thunderstorms, possibly obscuring the viewing of a large, bright moon.
A "supermoon" is defined as being a new or full moon that occurring at or near its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit, according to EarthSky.com. July's occurrence will actually be the third "supermoon" of the year. Although technically this month's display is a "perigee full moon," everyone other than pedantic astrologers will be calling a "supermoon," thanks to to a generous definition coined in recent decades by an astrologer.
There are between four and six supermoons a year on average, according to EarthSky.com.
Where is the best place in Ankeny to watch these types of astrological events? Tell us in the comments!
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