SATIRE

On November 13^th and 14^th, the moon cascaded outward into the night sky – the brightest supermoon in 68 years. Since 1948, the moon hasn’t shown his true bulky stature until this year. Scientists at NASA contend that the moon typically doesn’t show himself in this nature, or 30% brighter and 14% larger than his other standard full moon phases.

“I definitely won’t be doing this again until 2034. I’m just a really introverted type of guy, especially when it comes to my size,” explains Earth’s moon, Mr. Luna. “I just feel like people judge me based on my size when I get really close to the earth, so I try to stay as far away as possible most of the time.”

However, avid photographers and researchers of Mr. Luna feel oppositely.

“Mr. Luna is an inspiration. The fact that he has the courage to show his true self is the epitome of bravery, and we should all take a page from his book,” says Freddy Hanna, a devoted astronomer.

According to scientists at NASA, Mr. Luna is visible to citizens in both America and Europe anytime he feels the need to shine.

“I love that Mr. Luna shows us his grandeur so sparingly. If he showed us his hugeness all the time, we wouldn’t appreciate him so much,” says Harriet Lenard, an American moon-phase photographer.

Mr. Luna detests that his orbit around Earth makes him so large, especially on the day of his perigee, when he’s closest to the planet. But many are grateful that Mr. Luna is so large.

“His big physique makes Mr. Luna, well, Mr. Luna! I wouldn’t want him any other way,” says Gerard Jerome, a NASA researcher.

This is a satire based off of the following article: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/world/supermoon-november-2016/index.html