Waiting for the biggest supermoon of 2023

"A supermoon is created from three lunar phenomena occurring at the same time, the nickname blue moon comes from the fact that this is the second full moon in August," according to Live Science.

"This is a rare phenomenon, the next blue moon is not expected to appear again until 2037," according to NASA.

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This supermoon is the first of two types of blue moons - marking two full moons occurring in the same month and resulting from a full moon rising every 29.5 days. On August 1, a sturgeon moon occurred, and tomorrow's blue moon only occurs once every 2-3 years. The next one will be on May 31, 2026.

The second type is called a seasonal blue moon, which refers to the third full moon out of four in an astronomical season. This occurs when there are 13 full moons in the solar year instead of the usual 12. The next seasonal blue moon will occur on August 19, 2024.

"The nickname blue moon comes from an event in 1883. At that time, on the day of the supermoon, a deadly volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatau (Indonesia) killed 36,000 people. Sulfur dioxide and ash filled the air, making the moon appear blue because the smoke particles from the volcano blocked red light but not other colors." According to Business Insider magazine.

When this phenomenon occurs, the full moon will be slightly larger and about 15% brighter than usual. Observing this event is exactly the same as for a normal full moon, that is, the sky only needs to be clear enough to see the moon. Observers also do not need to prepare any eye protection when observing.

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