2 Supermoons in August Mean Double the Stargazing Fun

2 Supermoons in August Mean Double the Stargazing Fun
A commercial airliner flies Northwest across Lake Michigan in front of the "Full Buck" supermoon, the first of four supermoons in 2023, in Chicago on July 3, 2023. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon.

Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises in the southeast, appearing slightly brighter and bigger than normal. That’s because it will be closer than usual, just 222,159 miles (357,530 kilometers) away, thus the supermoon label.