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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…