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Admire the biggest super blue moon of the year shining around the world

TB (according to Tin Tuc Newspaper) August 20, 2024 13:18

The super blue moon, said to be the brightest and biggest this year, will not appear again until January 31, 2037.

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Supermoon appears over Longquan Mountain Observatory in China on the evening of August 19

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), this phenomenon will appear from the morning of August 18 and end on the morning of August 21, creating a full moon for three days.

Supermoon is a phenomenon in which the Moon is closer to Earth than at other times, making the full moon larger and clearer than usual, and can be clearly observed with the naked eye. The super blue moon that appeared on August 19 is also known as the "sturgeon" moon.

This month's full moon is also called a super blue moon, a combination of two phenomena: a supermoon (when the Moon is very close to Earth at the time of the full moon) and a blue moon (when the full moon occurs twice in a calendar month or three times in four months). Normally, there are only three full moons in each season; however, because the full moon cycle occurs every 29.53 days, there are occasionally four full moons in a season. The extra full moon during the season is called a blue moon; it occurs on average every 2.7 years.

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Supermoon appears over Leifeng Pagoda in China on the evening of August 19
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"Sturgeon" moon appears in Singapore on the evening of August 19
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Admire the biggest super blue moon of the year shining around the world