The State of Freedom atop the Capitol Dome is silhouetted in front of the supermoon November 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. The moon appears 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger as it is the closest it has been to Earth since 1948.

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The State of Freedom atop the Capitol Dome is silhouetted in front of the supermoon November 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. The moon appears 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger as it is the closest it has been to Earth since 1948.

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Size: 4800px × 3098px
Location: Washington, DC
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: capitol, dc, dome, earth, full, horizontal, lunar, monument, moon, nasa, night, orbit, perigee, silhouette, silhouetted, supermoon, usa, washington