Vietnam observes biggest supermoon of 2022


The supermoon could be observed in Vietnam from Wednesday afternoon when it was only 352,000km from the Earth, about 33km closer than normal. - Vietnam News/Asia News Network

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Vietnamese astronomy lovers had the opportunity to see a big and brilliant supermoon last night and early this morning. It is the biggest supermoon that can be observed in 2022.

The Hanoi Astronomical Society (HAS) said that the supermoon could be observed from Wednesday afternoon when it was only 352,000km from the Earth, about 33km closer than normal. At that distance, the moon appears larger and brighter than usual.

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