New Delhi. Famous American businessman Elon Musk has described the first 'super moon' of the year seen in the sky on Tuesday as amazing. In a post written on social media platform X, he praised this 'super moon'.
Sharing NASA's post showing the supermoon, he wrote, “The moon looks amazing.”
Earlier, the US space agency NASA had informed about the sighting of a 'Blue Moon' in the sky in a post on X. NASA said in the X post, “People interested in astronomical events can see a full moon that is both a supermoon and a blue moon, from Monday to Wednesday.”
According to NASA, it will be visible as the moon rises on Tuesday morning, which will be from Nepal to eastern parts of Asia and Australia.
However, NASA further explained, “A blue moon does not necessarily mean the moon will appear blue. A supermoon occurs when the moon is within 90 percent of its closest point to Earth.”
“Although it won't appear blue, the third of four full moons in a season is called a blue moon. The first recorded use of a 'blue moon' in English dates back to 1528,” former NASA program executive Gordon Johnston wrote in a blog post.
In 1979, astrologer Richard Nolle first used the term “supermoon” to describe a full or new moon that occurs when the moon is closest to Earth and more than 90 percent visible to the human eye. The term “blue moon” has been used since the 1940s to describe two full moons in one month.
Let us tell you, four supermoons will be seen in 2024. The next supermoon will be on September 17, also known as the Harvest Moon. It will be partially eclipsed by the Earth during the night as a part of it will move into the Earth's shadow. The third full moon of the year will shine on October 17. It is also called the Hunter's Moon, and it will be the largest full moon of the year. The last supermoon of the year will be on November 15.
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