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		SamReidHughes on Aug 25, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Environmental Nightmare' After Thousands of Atlan... Well, it being a total (non-annular) eclipse does mean the moon is relatively close.

mikeash on Aug 25, 2017 [–]

Right, but lunar perigee will approximately line up with the sun about twice a year, so that's not unusual either.

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