Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin People are silhouetted against a full moon on Singapore's Marina Bay Sands SkyPark observation deck ...
[+] on Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Did you see the full “blue supermoon” last night? If not, no fear—it will look almost as good tonight—but it was last night that it turned 100% lit as seen from Earth.
A rare celestial event as the only “blue supermoon” of the year graced the night sky, this spectacular event was captured by photographers across the world. Here are some of the best images: A rare super blue full moon appears rising in Eindhoven in the Netherlands on August 19, 2024. .
.. [+] (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images The term “blue moon” is often used to refer to the second full moon occurring within a calendar month, something that can occur because the moon turns full every 29.
5 days. However, there is another, more traditional definition—the third of four full moons to occur within one astronomical season. Pelli Tower and the cathedral as the full Moon rises over Seville on August 19, 2024.
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[+] CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP) (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The current season—summer in the northern hemisphere—began with the solstice on June 20 and will end with the equinox on Sept. 22. During that time, we have had June 21’s “.
