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DALLAS – This month’s supermoon, also called the “Hunter’s Moon,” peaked on Thursday morning.
Supermoons appear brighter and bigger than normal because they happen when the moon is at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit.
The term “Hunter’s Moon” was coined by the Old Farmer’s Almanac in the 1930s because with the leaves falling and the deer fattened, it was time to hunt, according to NASA.
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This is the third of four supermoons for 2024.
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The information in this story comes from past news coverage and NASA.gov.
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