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Your photos of the supermoon 2012

by Community Team Posted: May 6, 2012 12:28 PM Last Updated: May 6, 2012 12:54 PM

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A so-called supermoon brightened the night sky Saturday, though it might not have been quite as super as some people believed.

Supermoons occur when the moon's closest approach to the Earth -- known as perigee -- coincides with a full moon. The moon has an elliptical orbit with one side about 50,000 kilometres closer than the other.

We asked readers to send in their photos of the supermoon, and you didn't disappoint. The CBC Community Team was astounded by the volume of spectacular photos. Some showed the moon looming over a landscape, or revealed the lunar landscape in stark white and grey details.

Thanks for all your submissions! If you have photos or videos of the supermoon, you can still send them in.

To submit:

Upload your photos or videos to the CBC Your News Community. If you haven't joined, it's easy to do so. If you are a member, simply log in and upload your photos or videos to the 'Supermoon' category (under 'Type of News').

Note: CBC Your News Community has replaced the previous member centre. Log-in information for the member centre will not work in CBC Your News Community.

If you run into issues, you can still submit your photos or videos via email to yournews@cbc.ca.

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