While the 'blue supermoon' peaks in the early hours of Thursday in the UK, it will appear as a similar size throughout the night
. There are usually three moons in each astronomical season, making 12 in total for the lunar year.
But given that we tend to use this Gregorian calendar, the astronomical definition of a blue moon can be a little confusing for most people, so there is a simpler option.– this is what’s happening in August. This is very rare, however, and would only occur as a trick of the light caused by viewing it through “a haze of dust particles in our atmosphere, perhaps from a recent volcanic eruption”.
This means there can be a difference of up to 30,000 miles in its distance from our planet, with the closest point – called the perigee – and the furthest .
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