Blue Supermoon Lights Up the Sky Tonight, Heralding a Series of Astronomical Events

Get ready for a celestial spectacle tonight as a rare blue supermoon graces the horizon, marking the beginning of a series of captivating astronomical events, according to Sky News.

Supermoons occur when a full moon reaches its closest point in its orbit to Earth, appearing larger and brighter than usual.

A blue moon happens when there are two full moons within a single calendar month or four full moons within a season.

They’re fairly rare – hence the saying, “once in a blue moon” – and occur once every two to three years.

First of four supermoons

The dust from these may give the moon a red glow; blue moons aren’t actually blue.

The past two nights have seen spectacular moons around the UK, but they were just the warm-up. Tonight’s moon is the official supermoon and if the skies clear, it could be impressive.