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Last Supermoon of the Year Appears Tonight! How to Watch the Sky Show
Catherine Griffin
First Posted: Oct 26, 2015 08:00 AM EDT
Make sure to look up tonight. You'll be getting your last chance to see the last supermoon of the year in the October sky. It should be quite a sight; just remember to look up this evening as the moon rises.
A supermoon is actually a full moon or a new moon that closely coincides with perigee, which is the moon's closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. This is actually the last of a total of six supermoons of 2015, with the others occurring in January, February, March, August and September.
Now, you should be able to see the supermoon on the night of Monday, Oct. 26. While supermoons aren't rare, it is unusual to have three in a row, with one of them-the one in September-coinciding with a full lunar eclipse.
In fact, the next time you'll get an opportunity to see a supermoon will be next October-almost a year away. If you want to get a chance to see one of these spectacular moons, the best chance you'll get is now.
But what makes a supermoon so special? Because the moon is full and is at its closest point to Earth, it will appear larger than normal to skywatchers. This means you can get a truly phenomenal view of the moon as it rises on Monday evening.
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First Posted: Oct 26, 2015 08:00 AM EDT
Make sure to look up tonight. You'll be getting your last chance to see the last supermoon of the year in the October sky. It should be quite a sight; just remember to look up this evening as the moon rises.
A supermoon is actually a full moon or a new moon that closely coincides with perigee, which is the moon's closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. This is actually the last of a total of six supermoons of 2015, with the others occurring in January, February, March, August and September.
Now, you should be able to see the supermoon on the night of Monday, Oct. 26. While supermoons aren't rare, it is unusual to have three in a row, with one of them-the one in September-coinciding with a full lunar eclipse.
In fact, the next time you'll get an opportunity to see a supermoon will be next October-almost a year away. If you want to get a chance to see one of these spectacular moons, the best chance you'll get is now.
But what makes a supermoon so special? Because the moon is full and is at its closest point to Earth, it will appear larger than normal to skywatchers. This means you can get a truly phenomenal view of the moon as it rises on Monday evening.
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Hottest and Most Massive 'Kissing' Binary Stars are Headed for Catastrophe
Largest Image of the Milky Way Galaxy of All Time is 46 Billion Pixels and is Available Online
For more great science stories and general news, please visit our sister site, Headlines and Global News (HNGN).
See Now: NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone