supermoon

Rare super blue moon graces skies on 19 August

August brings another remarkable celestial event following the Perseid meteor shower earlier this month—the rare convergence of a supermoon and a blue moon. The super blue moon will reach its peak fullness at 2:26 p.m. ET on Monday, 19 August. Since this occurs during daylight hours in the US, Americans will need to wait until evening to see it slightly…