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Sunday Supermoon captured on social media

The moon rises next the Los Angeles Angels' "Big A" sign during their baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
(Mark J. Terrill / AP)
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Sunday’s Supermoon brought more images from across Southern California.
The moon reached its closest proximity to Earth at 4:32 a.m. PDT on Sunday. The result, a so-called Supermoon, appears up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a typical full moon.

As on Saturday night, Sunday night had people reaching for their cameras to capture the Supermoon.

Here are some images aggregated from social media:

#supermoon #losangeles pic.twitter.com/dq6yhon45n— Shaula Vega (@ShaulaVega) June 23, 2013

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#Supermoon over Playa Del Ray #California pic.twitter.com/bfLHs6pwsb— Alana Bowker (@AlanaBowker) June 24, 2013

BAD MOON ON THE RISE: The Supermoon over Pasadena CA pic.twitter.com/dZTsVIbPYg— Keith Esparros (@kesparros) June 24, 2013

When the moon reached its perigee, it was 221,824 miles away from Earth — 16,176 miles closer than usual.

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The supermoon may have a tiny effect on the Earth’s tides, but even if you live near the beach, you probably won’t notice. NASA officials say tides may be an inch higher than usual.

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