August's supermoon duo begins with Tuesday's 'sturgeon Moon'

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August's supermoon duo begins with Tuesday's 'sturgeon Moon'
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The month presents a rare celestial double feature: two full supermoons—a spectacle unseen since 2018 and not recurring until 2037.

oon because it’s the second full moon in a month, not because it appears blue. As for the SThe Maine Farmer’s Almanac began publishing Native American names for the full moons in the 1930s, and these names have become widely known and used. According to this almanac, as the full moon in August,

the Algonquin tribes in what is now the northeastern United States called this the Sturgeon Moon after the large fish that were more easily caught this time of year in the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water. This Moon was also called the Green Corn Moon.according to NASAThe first supermoon of the year was the night of July 2, and the last supermoon in the sequence will rise the night of September 28.

, there will also be four consecutive supermoons in 2024, one occurring per month from August through November.However, this month’s supermoons are superlative. The blue supermoon will be the closest to Earth this year, and the last monthly blue MSo ready your telescopes and hope for clear skies. August is set to be a month to remember.

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