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STARGAZERS ACROSS THE world kicked off the new year with an amazing sight last night – the first supermoon of the year.
A supermoon occurs when the moon is closest to earth on its orbit and there’s also a full moon in the sky. It appears brighter and larger – something hard to spot with the naked eye – than normal.
Last night, the moon reached its closest point to Earth – some 3,56,565km – shortly before 10pm. It became full at 2.30am.
Photographers across Ireland and the world were out capturing it in the January sky.
[image alt="DSC_3087 (3)" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2018/01/dsc_3087-3-296x197.jpg" width="296" height="197" credit-source="Gavin%20Reilly%20" caption="Wexford" class="alignnone" /end]
[image alt="IMG_9262" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2018/01/img_9262-296x222.jpg" width="296" height="222" credit-source="Eoin%20O'Hagan" caption="Lough%20Derg%2C%20Donegal" class="alignnone" /end]
[image alt="Supermoon- New Years Day" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2018/01/supermoon-new-years-day-296x198.jpg" width="296" height="198" credit-source="Gary%20Collins" caption="Wicklow" class="alignnone" /end]
[image alt="IMG_20180101_170759" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2018/01/img_20180101_170759-296x166.jpg" width="296" height="166" credit-source="Greg%20Rybak" caption="Kinsale%2C%20Cork" class="alignnone" /end]
The last time the moon was this close to earth was November 2016, and we will have to wait until February 2019 for the next one.
However, the second supermoon taking place this month – known as the Blue Moon – will be an even rarer event than last night. Blue Moon is the term given to the second of two full moons taking place in one month.
Unfortunately, you won’t be able to spot this from western Europe, but Asia and North America will get the best views.
Here are some of the incredible photos captured around the world last night.
[image alt="#CHINA-SUPER MOON(CN)" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2018/01/china-super-mooncn-296x201.jpg" width="296" height="201" credit-source="Xinhua%20News%20Agency%2FPA%20Images" class="alignnone" /end]
[image alt="Wolf moon" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2018/01/wolf-moon-296x197.jpg" width="296" height="197" credit-source="John%20Linton" credit-via="PA%20Images" class="alignnone" /end]
[image alt="New Jersey Supermoon" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2018/01/new-jersey-supermoon-296x197.jpg" width="296" height="197" credit-source="Julio%20Cortez" credit-via="PA%20Images" class="alignnone" /end]
Did you capture a photo of the supermoon last night? Email us at pictures@thejournal.ie
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The week before Christmas I had DHL deliver an electric guitar as a Santa present. I missed the delivery but noticed a missed call. I rang the driver who promptly turned around and came back to my house. He guessed that the gift was a surprise and as it was in an obviously guitar shaped box he went to great lengths to help me sneak it into my home.
During his busiest week of the year he showed amazing customer service.
I contacted DHL directly to tell his managers and a week later the guy sent me a lovely text thanking me for making the effort.
And I don’t now, nor never have, work for DHL or its subsidiaries. As they say on TV
D.amaged,H.idden,L.ost thats my experience with them fools.
Steve has received a gratuity for making this advertisement
Stick in a cv, Steve.
Craving a curry for Breakfast now, thanks Journal
Mmm…pandas.
Panda Curry?
Is there a product placement warning, like at the start of Fair City (hashtag Me Da’s Christy’s shop)
In Ireland, plane loads of “Poles”arrive every week and nothing about it
When will low cost usable postcodes be delivered. Apparently Eircodes are delayed until 2016….Eircode the gift that never gives.
Unlike other state initiatives that keep on and on giving. Not mentioning and names of course.
I enquired about delivering a suitcase from Dublin to Croatia and it was going to cost €600. Crazy money. I couldn’t believe it.
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