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A super pink moon will light up the sky tonight - and it's set to look spectacular

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A spectacular super moon is set to appear in the night sky tonight - and it's set to be the biggest and best of 2020. Tonight's super pink moon will be the largest our satellite will appear all year as its elliptical orbit today brings it to its closest point to Earth - a point known as its perigee.

The full moon will peak at 3.35am on Wednesday April 8, but experts say it will look most impressive as it rises over the horizon after 7.15pm on Tuesday April 7 - and may have a slight orange glow to it.

Professor Tim O'Brien, professor of astrophysics and associate director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, said: "The larger apparent size of these so-called supermoons isn’t always easy to spot. "In fact, the most obvious factor affecting the

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