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On both May 6 and 7, 2020, the moon will appear round and full to the eye as it lights up the night from dusk until dawn. This May full moon is 2020’s third and final full supermoon, and it’s also the third-closest, third-biggest and third-brightest full moon of 2020. The first full supermoon of 2020 was on March 9. The second was on the night of April 7-8

I hope you find time to go outside to star gaze and witness the Full (Super) Moon.  If you can't tell the moon appears bigger outside, compare the photo above which shows the relative size of the full Moon closest and farthest from Earth's perspective.

Above: Stefano Sciarpetti created this composite image of a full supermoon (full moon closest to Earth) with a micro-moon (full moon farthest from Earth). It was the Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 21, 2014.

FAR OUT!

 

source: Earth Sky News