Supermoon

2024 - 10 - 17

Biggest Supermoon of 2024: Hunters, Comets, and Meteor Showers, Oh My!

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Get ready to have your mind blown by October's supermoon—it's the biggest of the year, shining bright alongside a comet and the Orionids! 🌕✨

Mark your calendars, stargazers! The night of October 17th is set to dazzle skywatchers across the US with the Hunter’s supermoon—the largest and brightest full moon of 2024. This celestial event is the third of four supermoons this year and will reach its peak at precisely 7:26 AM ET. However, the best time to catch this lunar marvel is just before it sets, as the moon will be closest to Earth during its orbit around 8:00 AM that morning. So, grab your friends, a comfy blanket, and prepare for an incredible sight!

For those scratching their heads wondering what exactly a supermoon is, it’s simple! This phenomenon occurs when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth, making it appear 14% larger and 30% brighter than usual. Perfectly timed with the arrival of autumn, this Hunter’s moon shimmers like a diamond, bathing everything beneath it in soft hues of silver and lavender. Residents in Ohio, Rockford, Illinois, and beyond are bracing themselves for an enchanting night of stargazing, dreaming about what they might see in the sky.

But wait, there’s more! This month’s supermoon doesn’t come alone. It will be joined by the Orionids meteor shower, which peaks around October 21st to 22nd. So, if you venture outside on the night of the Hunter’s supermoon, you may just be treated to a double feature of shooting stars whizzing through the night sky. How’s that for a cosmic party? If you’re lucky, you might even catch sight of a rare comet as it orbits nearby, putting on a show of its own!

In addition to enjoying the heavenly sights, why not dive into some fun moon trivia? Did you know that the Hunter's moon name comes from the tradition of hunting in the fall to prepare for winter? It has also been said that a full moon during hunting season was advantageous for tracking and capturing game. And speaking of the cosmos, our moon is around 4.5 billion years old—older than the Earth itself! So this October, as you gaze up at that magnificent shining orb, remember that you're looking at a piece of history—a beacon of adventure waiting to be explored! Get ready to be moonstruck!

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October's full hunter's moon will also be the biggest supermoon of ... (Pensacola News Journal)

October's full moon, also referred to as the hunter's moon, will take center stage Thursday night as the third of four consecutive supermoons of 2024.

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How and when to see October's supermoon (Axios)

The big picture: The full moon will reach its peak at 7:26am ET Thursday, Oct. 17, per NASA. But the Moon will be closest to Earth for this orbit at 8 ...

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Eyes to the Sky: The largest and brightest supermoon of 2024 ... (WIFR)

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) ...

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What is a supermoon? What time to catch tonight's biggest full moon ... (The News Journal)

October's full moon orbits closer to Earth than all the other full moons this year so far, making it a special supermoon that will appear the biggest and ...

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What makes tonight's full moon special? What to know about the ... (Zanesville Times Recorder)

This month's Hunter's moon is a supermoon, appearing visibly larger and brighter in the sky. Here's what Ohioans should know about this and other astronomical ...

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Here's everything you need to know about October's supermoon and ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

October's hunter's supermoon will illuminate the autumn sky Thursday evening, marking the third supermoon of 2024 and first full moon of the fall season.

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How to see largest Hunter's supermoon tonight (Newsweek)

The third in a sequence of four supermoons is tonight, and it's set to be the biggest and brightest of the lot.

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This Year's Largest Supermoon Emerges Tonight—Here's What To ... (Forbes)

A supermoon occurs up to four times annually when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth.

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October's supermoon rises in RI (WPRI.com)

Get ready to look up for the year's biggest and brightest supermoon. And it's pairing up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.

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Hunter's supermoon, a comet, and Orionids meteors are sharing the ... (Earth.com)

This week, the October sky is treating us to the Hunter's supermoon, a rare comet, and the Orionids meteor shower.

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Brightest supermoon of the year above Minnesota Thursday night (Minnesota Public Radio News)

A full blue supermoon rises next to the Prospect Park water tower, also known as the "Witch's Hat," in Minneapolis on Aug. 19. Ben Hovland | MPR News.

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PHOTOS: Brightest supermoon of the year rises over San Diego ... (fox5sandiego.com)

According to NASA, the comet — pronounced Choo-cheen-shahn — may be visible to the naked eye across the Northern Hemisphere for several weeks in October. The ...

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New Hampshire skies see eclipse, comet and supermoon in 2024 (WMUR Manchester)

In April, northern New Hampshire was in the path of a total solar eclipse, visible in towns like Stewartstown. The next eclipse is not expected until 2079.

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Why is the moon so big today? How to see October's supermoon (AZCentral.com)

October is the month for the moon to shine. Besides being a Super Hunter's Moon, the October full moon is also a chance to see an optical illusion.

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Comet, supermoon make for rare cosmic combo in the sky over our ... (WPVI-TV)

Action News and 6abc.com are Philadelphia's source for breaking news, weather and video, covering Philadelphia, Pa., NJ, and Delaware.

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Watch Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS light up the night sky in free ... (Space.com)

Update for Oct. 17: The Virtual Telescope Project's livestream of the full Hunter's Moon supermoon and comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was postponed due to poor ...

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Hunter's supermoon rises: See the largest full moon of 2024 (USA TODAY)

A supermoon rises behind people walking on a headland near Sydney's Bondi Beach on October 17, 2024. David Gray, AFP Via Getty Images.

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In Photos: Year's Largest Supermoon Turns Night To Day Across ... (Forbes)

Two special sights were afforded to sky-watchers across the world on Oct. 17, 2024 as the rise of the year's closest full moon duelled with comet ...

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Supermoon illuminates the sky across Northern California (KCRA Sacramento)

The full Hunter's moon for the month of October is also the largest full moon of the year, based on its proximity to the earth.

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Hunter's Moon supermoon 2024 puts on a frightfully good show for ... (Space.com)

The Hunter's moon rose on Thursday (Oct. 17), becoming the biggest and brightest full moon of the year and wowing skywatchers around the globe, putting on a ...

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Brightest supermoon rising this week, and it won't be alone (KXAN.com)

Get ready to look up for the year's biggest and brightest supermoon. And it's pairing up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.

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How the Hunter's supermoon looked in photos from around the world (Globalnews.ca)

This week's full moon was the Hunter's supermoon, a name given to the full moon in October – the full moon that occurs just after the autumnal Harvest Moon.

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Best pictures of supermoon: Biggest full moon of 2024 takes over the ... (Newsweek)

Stargazers were out in force across the U.S. and around the world, not just to catch a glimpse of the moon, but also to see the last of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, ...

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Bright afternoon sunshine followed Friday morning's supermoon (The Washington Post)

In the darkness of Friday morning a bright full moon — a supermoon — shone above the nation's capital, and in the afternoon, a bright sun beamed from almost ...

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supermoon | Times News Online (tnonline.com)

The Hunter's Moon, a supermoon also known as the Blood Moon, was once a signal for hunters to prepare for the upcoming winter. It is seen here on Thursday ...

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