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The Cold Supermoon is about to light up some of the year’s longest nights

December’s full Moon arrives this week with extra oomph and an appropriately frosty name — the Cold Supermoon — to match the season. Why it matters: For skywatchers, photographers and people who love the night sky, Moon watching is one of the easiest celestial events to catch — no telescope or expertise required. The big picture: This week’s supermoon will sit about 221,965 miles from Earth when it hits peak illumination on Thursday. At perigee,…