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Supermoon makes an appearance in Sydney, Australia.
Supermoon 2016: Super bust! Grey skies dampen supermoon views for Sydney
IT was 70 odd years in the making and determined moon gazers were finally graced with a giant “supermoon” last night after several hours of heavy cloud cover and grey skies.
Thousands of people across Sydney lined the coast, jostling for the best spots at popular landmarks and beaches in an effort to see the biggest moon of the century light up the skies.
While 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent bigger than an average full moon, lunar gazers were forced to rely on occasional breaks in the clouds for most of the evening.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasted mostly cloudy conditions along the NSW coast and ranges including Sydney and Canberra, for most of the evening.
Light showers were also predicted for parts of the night, and moon lovers were urged to pack a jacket — it may get as low as 12 degrees in Sydney’s coastal areas tonight.
But finally, about 9.30pm the supermoon appeared in what meteorologists called a ‘clear, uninterrupted view’.
Gallery: Supermoon around the world
The super moon rises behind Russia’s Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-03 space ship that will carry a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) installed at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.
Picture: AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky
The Supermoon rises above Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast.
Picture: Adam Head
People watch the supermoon rising in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on November 14, 2016.
Picture: AFP PHOTO / DANIEL HAYDUK
A ‘supermoon’ is pictured rising over the desert in Dubai on November 14, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Picture: Tom Dulat/Getty Images
The ‘Supermoon’ rises on November 14, 2016 in Vertou, western France.
Picture: AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE
Tim Braitling watching the Supermoon at the Gold Coast Spit.
Picture: Peter Wallis
The moon rises behind a power line in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.
Picture: AP Photo/Amel Emric
An Indian man rides a horse past people watching the ‘supermoon’ rise at Marina Beach in Chennai on November 14,2016.
Picture: AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR
A supermoon rises over Sevilla on November 14, 2016.
Picture: AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLER
Full moon appears behind the Messeturm tower in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 13, 2016.
Picture: AFP PHOTO / dpa / Frank Rumpenhorst
Unfortunately for Melbourne poor weather impacted on the experience with many having to leave to city to properly observe the phenomenon.
The supermoon occurs when the moon is full and orbits closer to Earth. Last time it was this close was in 1948 and it won’t put on such a bright display until 2034.
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