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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 22 Jun 2013

    FYI:Moon's orbit around Earth is oval. Distance varies by about 10%. When Moon is Full & "close", some call it the Super Moon

    7:16 PM - 22 Jun 2013
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      2. Phil Plait‏Verified account @BadAstronomer 22 Jun 2013

        @wilw @neiltyson I think that was just a phase.

        6 replies 5 retweets 27 likes
      3. Paul and Storm‏Verified account @paulandstorm 22 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BadAstronomer

        @BadAstronomer @wilw @neiltyson [P] You’re full of it. (But you’re half-right)

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Phil Plait‏Verified account @BadAstronomer 22 Jun 2013
        Replying to @paulandstorm

        @paulandstorm @wilw @neiltyson I do sometimes wax poetic.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Paul and Storm‏Verified account @paulandstorm 22 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BadAstronomer

        @BadAstronomer @wilw @neiltyson [P] Gibbous a break, will ya?

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      2. Chris Simpson‏ @apocolipse_ 22 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson "That's no moon..."

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      2. Ian Hecht‏ @ianhecht 22 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson I think this time around, they're calling it "Moon Of Steel."

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      1. Armour‏ @HonanZach 22 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson Is this what varies tides too? Eg king tides?

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      1. creppy spoopy-worstboo-rg‏ @khealywu 22 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson is Zach Snyder going to make a terrible, boring movie about the Super Moon? #burrrrrn

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      1. Calvin West‏ @FkdUrMomWest 23 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson @PeytonJackson27 Science is fun babe!!

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      1. Caℓℓan‏ @RudeHaggis 22 Jun 2013
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        SUPERMOON! “@neiltyson: FYI:Moon's orbit around Earth is oval. Distance varies~10%. When Moon is Full & "close",some call it the Super Moon”

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      1. Gohawn‏ @Gohawnzo 22 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson I love reading your knowledge. I school my friends with it all the time. They are not impressed though. Lesser beings Id say.

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      1. Liz Malm  🦄‏ @elizabeth_malm 22 Jun 2013
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        MT @neiltyson: Moon's orbit around Earth is oval. Distance varies by about 10%. When Moon is Full & "close" we call it the #supermoon

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      1. Tracy Q. Loxley‏ @TracyQLoxley 22 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson Does that mean it gets a red cape?

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      1. Robert Anhalt‏ @ranhalt 22 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson it’s the moon, Neil. Let us have this one. Maybe it’ll help us dream of going there again one day.

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      2. Sean Begin‏ @seanbegin_ 23 Jun 2013
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        RT @neiltyson: FYI:Moon's orbit around Earth is oval. Distance varies by about 10%. When Moon is Full & "close", some call it the Super Moon

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      3. mutualexcrement‏ @mutualexcrement 23 Jun 2013
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        @mrbeermustard @neiltyson I can see its cape!

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      4. Sean Begin‏ @seanbegin_ 23 Jun 2013
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        @mutualexcrement AHHAAAAHAA!!!

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