Next week's Supermoon to be largest in nearly 70 years

The full moon is almost here but this month sky watchers are getting a special treat, they’re getting a Supermoon. To understand why we have Supermoons you need to think about how the moon orbits the Earth. It’s not an exact circle, it’s an ellipse. As a result, there are times when the moon is farther away in its orbit and times when it’s closer to the Earth. When the moon is at its farthest point from the Earth it’s at apogee, when it’s at its closest point