2023-07-31 03:57:57
Some days in August are expected to be brighter than usual due to the supermoon. A supermoon appears larger than usual because it is closer than the average distance between the Moon and Earth. The first of the four supermoons in 2023 was on July 3rd. If you missed the first supermoon, you will see another supermoon on the nights of August 1st and 30th, and finally on September 29th. The second full moon in the same month is called a ‘blue moon’. According to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, “The last time two supermoons lit up the sky in the same month was in 2018. This will happen once more in 2037,” he said. “We will provide a live webcast (UTC time) so that you can watch the beautiful and moving Supermoon on Tuesday from above the Roman Colosseum.” “The July 2023 supermoon was 5.8% larger and 12.8% brighter than a typical full moon,” said NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. The next Supermoon, on August 1, 2023, will be bigger and brighter with a 7.1% increase in size and 15.6% increase in brightness,” he said. “It reveals features such as dark plains formed by ancient volcanic lava flows) and rays emanating from lunar craters.”
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