Two supermoons - one a rare Blue Moon - expected to appear in skies this month
A commercial airline aircraft flies before the rising Sturgeon supermoon above Kuwait City on August 1st. Photograph: Getty ImagesSkygazers are on Tuesday night set to catch a glimpse of a bigger and brighter moon, known as the supermoon.
The lunar spectacle is visible on the night of Tuesday August 1st, when the moon is at its closest point to Earth. “One thing to note, though, is that when the full moon is rising it can look bigger than normal. This is partly due to the Earth’s atmosphere and also an optical illusion, such as seeing the moon next to trees.”
Prof Pollacco said: “The moon is so bright that we can see it when it’s not particularly dark or even if the weather isn’t particularly clear.A second supermoon will rise later this month, on August 30th.
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