A rare hunter’s supermoon will appear this weekend - here's how to watch.

[elleng]

'Now we get to see the Moon get huge and bright orange in the night sky, because a hunter's moon and a supermoon are set to combine on the night of October 15 to 16 in the northern hemisphere.

If you’re having trouble keeping tabs on all the different types of 'moons' we've got now - blood moon, blue moon, black moon, anyone? - the only thing you really need to remember when it comes to a hunter’s moon is how awesome the colour will be.

Sometimes referred to as a blood moon - because no one can decide on just one definition for all these fancy names - a hunter’s moon rises much earlier in the evening than usual, creating a shorter gap between sunset and moonrise.

As Matt Williams explains for Universe Today, the Moon typically rises 50 minutes later each day, but the hunter’s moon rises 30 to 35 minutes later, giving us more light during the transition from night to day.

Traditionally, that meant hunters and farmers had extra moonlight to work by - hence the name, hunter’s moon.'>>>

http://www.sciencealert.com/a-rare-hunter-s-supermoon-will-appear-this-weekend-here-s-how-to-watch

[packman]

1. How about that Bad Moon

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[Dark n Stormy Knight]

2. Thanks. I always seem to hear about these celestial events

after the fact.