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The full moon on Saturday night was unusually big. The other word for it? "Supermoon."

That's the nickname for full moons that happen when our celestial neighbour is brought slightly closer to Earth by its elliptical orbit. Scientists call them "perigee moons." When it's close and full, it appears bigger and brighter than normal, although in fact the difference can be hard to detect.

Globe photographer John Lehmann went out to shoot photos of the supermoon by Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge:

Globe readers also shared their photos with the hashtag #globemoon:

WHAT IF I MISSED IT?

Don’t sweat it. It’s easy for a supermoon’s superness to be obscured by poor weather. It’s also not all that unusual to have a supermoon: There were three in a row last year.

You’ll get two more chances this summer: The full moons on Aug. 10 and Sept. 9 are also supermoons. The Aug. 10 moon will be this year’s closest.