The rare cosmic combination of super moon and blue moon - 'super blue moon' - paints the sky with its unparalleled beauty.
Nearly a year later, the rare Blue Super Moon left viewers breathless again with its breathtaking magnificence on Monday, August 19.
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According to CNN, a supermoon occurs when the full moon is at the closest point to Earth.
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The super moon is 14% bigger and 30% brighter as compared to the other moons.
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Super moons are not that rare as approximately one-quarter of the full moons are super moons, but blue moons are rare as only 3% of the full moons are blue moons.
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NASA Program Executive Gordon Johnston explained the reason behind why the blue moon was not blue, saying, “It will not look blue; as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, this will be a blue moon. The first recorded use of 'Blue Moon' in English dates from 1528.”
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It is marked as the first super moon of four consecutive super moons of the year. Nest super moon will illuminate the sky on September 18, October 17, and November 15.