Hunter's Supermoon to light up Saturday night sky

Hunter's Supermoon to light up Saturday night sky
by Sarah Mul�
New York (UPI) Oct 15, 2016

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A hunter's supermoon will light the sky Saturday and Sunday night, the first of three supermoons expected over the next three months.

Called a hunter's moon because of the extra light the full moon provides hunters during the month of October, this month's moon is also a supermoon -- meaning it's at its shortest distance from Earth.

The full moons of November and December will be supermoons as well, with November's moon predicted to be the largest full moon visible this century.

The moon is expected to take on a reddish glow because of the thickness of the atmosphere near the horizon.

The best time to view this year's hunter's moon is just after sunset on Oct. 16.

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