Did the Moon really come close to Earth last night? Yes and no

Did you notice the Moon suddenly appeared a little bigger in the sky as if it suddenly came close to Earth and equally brighter?

Well it appeared to be close and yes it was close but it did not just came close by leaving its orbit.

It was an illusion, a fascinating phenomenon known as the Moon illusion that often accompanies a supermoon. Despite appearances, the Moon’s actual size and distance from Earth remain virtually unchanged.

A supermoon occurs when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit, called perigee, and is also full. This alignment makes the Moon about 7% larger and 15-30% brighter than when it’s at its farthest. While these changes are real and measurable, the strikingly large appearance of a supermoon near the horizon is mainly due to an optical