August’s supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles: a rare blue supermoon that will light up night skies around the world.
advertisementIt’s an astronomer’s and photographer’s dream: a rare supermoon lights up skies around the world.
Supermoon is a popular term rather than a scientific one, used to describe the time when the moon is closest to the Earth and becomes a full moon. This phenomenon usually only occurs three or four times a year.
The moon appears larger and brighter because it is slightly closer than usual.
Tonight’s supermoon is also a blue moon, which is particularly rare. This rare occurrence occurs when there are two full moons in a month or four full moons in a season. This is the latter.
Did you miss it? According to NASA, the super blue moon will be visible until early Wednesday morning.
The next supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse on the night of September 18, and the next will occur on October 17, the closest date of the year. The last supermoon will end the year on November 15.
