If you looked up on the nights of Nov. 13 and 14 and thought to yourself, “Is that really the moon?,” you wouldn’t be the only one.

2016 is coming to an end, and with it three super moons. One of the super moons being the largest in 69 years. You may be asking what a super moon is, but once you think about it a little, it becomes pretty obvious. A super moon is when the moon reaches its closest proximity to Earth. More specifically a super moon is when the moon reaches its maximum closeness to Earth, reaching as close as 90% or more when 100% is when the moon would touch the Earth.

Although there were three super moons to close out 2016, the Nov. 13 and 14 super moon was exceptionally special. Not only was it larger than the other two, but it was also larger than any other super moon from 1947 until now.

In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the Major League baseball color barrier by being the first African-American to play professional baseball, and a man hadn’t even been on the moon yet. To say that history was made on Nov. 13 and 14 is truly an understatement considering the significance of the super moon and how many key events have happened for not only our nation’s history, but also the world’s history from the previous largest super moon.