A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.
It just so happens that this phenomenon occurred while taking my first grad school class, teaching science. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to see it live, but I've posted a really good illustration below and a link to more pictures across the world. If anyone took photos of the supermoon, please feel free to post them in the comments section.
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