WASHINGTON, United States– Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare 'super blue Moon' that won't be seen again for more than a decade.
The"Blue Supermoon", the second full moon of a calendar month, rises in the city of Rabat on August 30, 2023.
Full Moons are defined by the exact moment they are opposite the Sun, which will occur at 9:36 pm Eastern Time on August 30 , according to NASA. The previous super blue Moon occurred in December 2009, with the next set to come in quick succession: January and March of 2037. Dust from the event"turned sunsets green and the Moon blue all around the world for the best part of two years," according to Sky & Telescope magazine. A more recent example may have occurred after 1950's Chinchaga Firestorm, a huge blaze that consumed the northern boreal forests of Canada.The planet Saturn, just a few days out from its closest and brightest approach to Earth this year, will also appear near the Moon.
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