The Harvest Moon occurring tonight, September 17, 2024, will put on quite the show with a larger-than-average “supermoon” as well as a partial lunar eclipse. According to space.com, this is the second of four supermoons in 2024.
Click here to learn how to photograph the lunar events this evening.
According to space.com, “a supermoon happens when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit (which is elliptical-shaped). As a result, the moon appears slightly brighter and larger than usual, although the difference is subtle and hard to detect with the naked eye.
“The term supermoon generally refers to a full moon within 90% of its closest approach to Earth.”
There will be four supermoons in 2024, in August, September, October and November. Read the full article here.
