August’s supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Monday’s supermoon is the primary of 4 this yr.

Throughout a supermoon, the full moon inches just a little nearer than regular to Earth. A supermoon isn’t greater, however it might probably seem that manner within the evening sky, though scientists say the distinction could be barely perceptible.

September’s supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. October’s would be the yr’s closest method, and November’s will spherical out the yr.

Extra a preferred time period than a scientific one, a supermoon happens when a full lunar section syncs up with an particularly shut swing round Earth. This often occurs solely three or 4 instances a yr and consecutively, given the moon’s continually shifting, oval-shaped orbit.

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