Folks stroll in entrance of a rising supermoon at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. | AP Photograph/Richard Vogel
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Monday’s supermoon is the primary of 4 this yr.
Throughout a supermoon, the total moon inches somewhat nearer than standard to Earth.
A supermoon isn’t greater, however it will probably seem that manner within the night time sky, though scientists say the distinction may be barely perceptible.
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September’s supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. October’s would be the yr’s closest method, and November’s will spherical out the yr.
Extra a preferred time period than a scientific one, a supermoon happens when a full lunar part syncs up with an particularly shut swing round Earth.
This normally occurs solely three or 4 instances a yr and consecutively, given the moon’s continuously shifting, oval-shaped orbit.
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