Sky gazers were treated to a rare spectacle this week when the second full moon of the month appeared above us.
The full Sturgeon Moon rose on Tuesday, Aug. 1 and on Wednesday, Aug. 30, a second full moon made a rare appearance, just 357,344 kilometres away from Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter. It isn’t expected to occur again until 2037.
This “blue moon” has nothing to do with colour, but the fact it is the second of two full moons that fall in a calendar month.
The super blue moon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth, known as the perigee. This results in a larger and brighter moon that graces our night sky.
