The full moon in August begins astronomical events to delight sky watchers.
It is the first Supermoons four months in a rowthen the Earth’s satellite appears larger and brighter.
How and when to see the rare super blue moon in August: When does it reach its peak?
The next full moon, called the Sturgeon Moon, reaches its peak on Monday, August 19, 2:26 p.m. ETand the phenomenon is known as Super Blue MoonAlthough it reaches Top lighting at this time it will continue to appear full until Wednesday morning.
According to NASA, a supermoon occurs “when the moon is within 90% of its closest approach to Earth.” Full supermoons are the brightest of the year and can look 30% brighter and 14% larger than they normally appear.
Since the full moon will be brighter than usual, it will be easy to seeprovided the weather is not cloudy. With binoculars can help you see more details, but look through a telescope would be ideal.
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What is a Blue Moon? Is it really blue?
The term Blue Moon means that it the third of four full moons this season.
If you wait to see it on Monday, don’t expect it to actually be blueAccording to Brittanica, the term “blue moon” was derived from a 16th-century expression: “the moon is blue”, which means that something is considered impossible.
An eruption of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa in 1883 actually made the moon appear blueA “blue moon” was therefore no longer impossible, but rather rare; hence it is now said that something that was unusual occurred “once in a blue moon.”
