Closest point in an orbit around the Earth.
1 The third stage would have coasted toward its perigee for 51 minutes.
2 The super moon, or perigee - syzygy moon, will look bigger and particularly bright.
3 On the longitude of the perigee of the lunar orbit at the time.
4 The second swing our apogee was even higher, the perigee lower.
5 Lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters about an inch higher than usual.
6 An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.
7 A nice elliptical orbit, apogee a thousand odd miles, perigee , sixty-seventy-perhaps
8 When a full moon coincides with a perigee , we get a super moon.
9 It was mathematically at its perigee , and at the zenith of the twenty-eighth parallel.
10 She was mathematically at her perigee , and at the zenith of the twenty-eighth parallel.
11 Plenty of time to fix now that perigee is raised.
12 This coincidence of perigee and zenith must be waited for.
13 On top of that, tonight's moon will become full just four hours after perigee .
14 The result will be the best "super perigee full moon" in 68 years.
15 The scientific term for the phenomenon is ' perigee moon'.
16 The moon is nearest the earth at her perigee , and most distant at her apogee.
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