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Blue Supermoon: What You Need To Know About Rare Lunar Event Blue Supermoon: What You Need To Know About Rare Lunar Event
Blue Supermoon: What You Need To Know About Rare Lunar Event There's an out-of-this-world lunar event set to begin this week.  From Monday, Aug. 19, through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the moon will appear bigger and brighter in the night sky than normal. It's called the supermoon. It's the first one of the year, but that's not why this one is special.  A supermoon occurs when the moon is full and closest to Earth in its orbit, according to NASA. That closeness makes the rocky satellite appear 15 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter.  What makes August's supermoon so unique is that it's a blue moon. No, the light of the moon won't change co…

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by Josh Lanier
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COVID-19 Strains Family Of Hawthorne Girl, 8, Fighting Cancer COVID-19 Strains Family Of Hawthorne Girl, 8, Fighting Cancer
Covid-19 Strains Family Of Hawthorne Girl, 8, Fighting Cancer The community is rallying for an 8-year-old Hawthorne girl whose cancer battle became even more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than $15,500 had been raised as of Monday morning on a GoFundMe to help the Posada family. Stephany Posada was vacationing with her family in Myrtle Beach last summer when she collapsed in their hotel room. She was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  Stephany began chemotherapy in South Carolina immediately. After four long weeks, Stephany was stable enough…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866 Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866
Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866 The weather should not interfere with sky gazers across the tristate area -- and much of the United States -- viewing a celestial event that has not happened in more than 150 years, according to AccuWeather.com. North America will be treated to a blue moon, supermoon and a lunar eclipse all at once during the early morning hours of Wednesday, creating a rare trifecta known as Super Blue Blood Moon. Area residents should be treated to good viewing conditions with the timing of the event scheduled for 6:48 a.m. EST, when a partial eclipse starts and should be viewable in this region. "T…

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by Daily Voice