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elleng

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Mon Aug 8, 2022, 10:02 PM Aug 2022

Sturgeon Supermoon: August's Sturgeon Full Moon will be the last of 4 in a row.

The fourth and final supermoon of 2022, known as the Sturgeon Moon, will occur on Thursday, August 11 at approximately 9:36 p.m. EDT and 6:36 p.m. PDT (Friday at 01:36 GMT.)

Look to the southeastern sky to see the Sturgeon supermoon shining about a slim palm's width to the lower right (or 5 degrees to the celestial south) of Saturn, according to astronomer Chris Vaughan of Astrogeo.ca(opens in new tab), who prepares Space.com's monthly Night Sky calendar in cooperation with Simulation Curriculum.

This dazzling lunar show likely won't be appreciated by everyone as it unfortunately clashes with one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year — the Perseid meteor shower. While most observers in North America would normally be able to see 50 or 60 meteors per hour, the full moon will reduce the visibility of meteors to about 10-20 per hour at most according to a statement from NASA(opens in new tab).

https://www.space.com/august-full-moon-sturgeon-moon-fourth-final-supermoon-2022?

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