Now? It’s time to look at what’s called a blue moon, one that’s a supermoon that popped up Monday night all over the world. The blue moon isn't actually blue, but it's the nickname for the third full moon in a season, and it was a supermoon because the moon was close to Earth. Got all that?
That's good. Because we've got some beautiful images to get to from Monday's blue supermoon of August 2024. Here they are:
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TOPSHOT - This photograph shows a Super Blue Moon rising behind Sodermalm, in Stockholm, on August 19, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2166786635
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This photograph shows a Super Blue Moon rising behind Nacka, in Stockholm, on August 19, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2166786211
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TOPSHOT - The Super Blue Moon rises above the winding tower of the former Gneisenau coal mine in Dortmund, western Germany on August 19, 2024. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2166776656
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TOPSHOT - A Super blue moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, south of Athens on August 19, 2024. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2166766982
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The full moon rises in Doha on August 19, 2024. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2166754106
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This photograph shows a plane flies past the Super Blue Moon seen from Kastellet in Copenhagen, on August 19, 2024. Supermoon (full moon) occurs when a full moon coincides with the time of year when the Moon is closest to Earth, on August 19, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Traasdahl / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by THOMAS TRAASDAHL/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2166816685
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