August’s blue supermoon, the first of 2024’s four consecutive supermoons, will illuminate Charlotte’s skies starting tonight.
The full moon, which reached peak brightness on Monday, August 19, will appear full through Wednesday, offering a rare celestial show, according to NASA.
This marks the start of a series of lunar events, with September’s supermoon coinciding with a partial lunar eclipse. October’s supermoon will bring the moon closest to Earth this year, followed by the final supermoon in November.
A supermoon occurs when the full moon aligns with its closest orbit around Earth, making it appear slightly larger and up to 30% brighter. While the size difference is subtle, the increased brightness is more noticeable.
As lunar exploration intensifies, with missions like NASA’s Artemis program, this series of supermoons adds to the growing excitement about our closest celestial neighbor.
