DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 7: People watch as the Super Pink moon, rises to the east near Smith Lake in Washington Park April 7, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The Super Pink moon is the biggest and the brightest moon of 2020. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 7: The Super Pink moon, rises in the east as seen from Washington Park on April 7, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The Super Pink moon is the biggest and the brightest moon of 2020. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 7: Cyclist Brian Duke rides his bike past Smith Lake as the Super Pink moon rises in the east in Washington Park on April 7, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The Super Pink moon is the biggest and the brightest moon of 2020. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7 : Full moon rises behind University of Denver's Ritchie Center in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. April 7, 2020. The largest supermoon of the year as the lunar orb made its closest approach to Earth in 2020. The moon was only 221,918 miles from Earth. The average lunar distance, according to NASA, is 238,855 miles. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7 : A Denver family is watching the moon rising from Ruby Hill Park in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. April 7, 2020. The largest supermoon of the year as the lunar orb made its closest approach to Earth in 2020. The moon was only 221,918 miles from Earth. The average lunar distance, according to NASA, is 238,855 miles. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
LITTLETON, CO - APRIL 7: A bald eagle sits near its nest while the super pink moon rises in the distance at Chatfield State Park on in Littleton, Colorado Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7 : The largest supermoon of the year as the lunar orb makes its closest approach to Earth in 2020 on Tuesday. The moon was only 221,918 miles from Earth. The average lunar distance, according to NASA, is 238,855 miles. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7 : Full moon rises behind University of Denver's Ritchie Center in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. April 7, 2020. The largest supermoon of the year as the lunar orb made its closest approach to Earth in 2020. The moon was only 221,918 miles from Earth. The average lunar distance, according to NASA, is 238,855 miles. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7 : A cyclist is watching the moon rising from Ruby Hill Park in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. April 7, 2020. The largest supermoon of the year as the lunar orb made its closest approach to Earth in 2020. The moon was only 221,918 miles from Earth. The average lunar distance, according to NASA, is 238,855 miles. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7 : Full moon rises by taped play ground of Ruby Hill Park in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. April 7, 2020. The largest supermoon of the year as the lunar orb makes its closest approach to Earth in 2020. The moon is only 221,918 miles from Earth on Tuesday. The average lunar distance, according to NASA, is 238,855 miles. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7 : Frull moon rises by Ruby Hill in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. April 7, 2020. The largest supermoon of the year as the lunar orb makes its closest approach to Earth in 2020. The moon is only 221,918 miles from Earth on Tuesday. The average lunar distance, according to NASA, is 238,855 miles. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 7: People watch as the Super Pink moon, rises to the east near Smith Lake in Washington Park April 7, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The Super Pink moon is the biggest and the brightest moon of 2020. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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By Eric Lutzens | The Denver Post, Hyoung Chang | hchang@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and Helen H. Richardson | hrichardson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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As the largest supermoon of the year rose into the sky on Tuesday, Coloradans watched it from their homes or in parks, social distancing from others. As the country fights against the coronavirus outbreak, it provided a moment of peace. Or, conversely, it gave the city something. Regardless, it was a delightful sight.
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