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Lunar beauty

FILE - In this Saturday, May 5, 2012 file photo, a
FILE - In this Saturday, May 5, 2012 file photo, a "supermoon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, Greece, southeast of Athens. The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes closer to Earth than usual. The event on Sunday, June 23, 2013 will make the moon appear 14 percent larger than normal, but the difference is so small that most skywatchers won�t notice. (Dimitri Messinis / Associated Press)

Did you see it? The moon? The super moon that looks like it is so close you can reach out and touch it. The moon offers a romantic backdrop for lovers and dreamers and children – and inspiration for writers and singers.

When you gaze up into the sky at a full moon, where do your thoughts go?

(S-R archives photo: In this Saturday, May 5, 2012 file photo, a "supermoon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, Greece, southeast of Athens. The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes closer to Earth than usual.)

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