Supermoon lights up November sky in Calgary

Camera-happy Calgarians stayed up late Sunday night and rose early on Monday morning to capture the supermoon in all its glory.

According to FrankFlorian, director of the planetarium at theTelusWorld of Science in Edmonton, the term "supermoon" was actually coined by an astrologer in 1979.

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"Really astronomers know it by a different name, which isperigee-syzygywhich is maybe not as sexy assupermoon."

Clearskies made for prime viewing of the majestic moon over the weekend.

The Calgary Eyeopener's starman, Don Hladiuk, snapped this pictureat 6:43 a.m. on Nov. 14.

The last time the moon was this close was 1948, and it won't happen again until 2034.

Butthat'sonly 300 kilometres closerthan the Sept. 28, 2015 supermoon which Floriansays wasmore of a rare spectaclebecause it coincided with a total lunar eclipse.

The supermoon will still be visible on Monday night but won't be as brightbecause it will no longer be in its full moon phase.

With files from the Calgary Eyeopener