May 07, 2020, 08:09 PM
If you find tonight's moon exceptional, it is.
The moon on May 7 is known as the "Super flower moon" and it is the last supermoon of 2020.
"Super flower moon"
The full supermoon tonight has also been dubbed a "super flower moon", and contrary to its name, will not entail any sort of resemblance to flowers.
Instead, it was so named as it appears during spring season when flowers are blooming, according to BBC's science magazine Science Focus.
May's supermoon has also gone by other names, such as "corn planting moon", "milk moon" and the "Vesak Festival moon", the latter name arising as it is concurrent with Vesak Day.
A full or new moon is called a supermoon when it coincides with the point of orbit at which they are closest to Earth.
Supermoons can be up to 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a regular full moon, reported CNET.
The moon will also appear full for around three days from around 6:45pm on May 7 till Friday, according to NASA.
Goodnight #supermoon ...
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— + The Slayer + (@TheSlayer81) May 7, 2020
Next supermoon in 2021
According to NASA, there can be three or four supermoons in a year.
Including the pink supermoon in April, there was a previous supermoon in early March and another in February as well.
The "super flower moon" is the last supermoon of 2020, and you will only get a chance to see the next full supermoon in April 2021.
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