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The last supermoon of 2020 will rise past the eastern span of the Bay Bridge on Thursday evening. It’s named the flower moon, due to the abundance of flowers blooming at this time of year.
A supermoon is a full moon that appears especially big and bright because of its close distance to the Earth due to the moon’s orbit.
While this flower moon will glow brightly Thursday evening, it actually was at its brightest earlier in the day — at 6:45 a.m. EDT.
This is the last of a trio of supermoons that began in March with the worm moon; April’s supermoon was called the pink moon.
It’s been quite a week for space enthusiasts. In addition to the supermoon, the Eta Aquariid meteor shower provided fodder for stargazers. The showers peaked Tuesday and Wednesday, according to CNN. “The source of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower is Halley’s Comet. Earth crosses the comet’s orbital path each spring between April and May. This happens again in October, which creates the Orionid meteor shower,” the news service reported.
