The Super Harvest Moon

 

 

 

 

The next time something like this happens won’t be until 2029,so take it in and enjoy.

Tonight, take a minute to step outside and bask in the beauty of the sky.

 

It won’t happen again for nearly 30 years.

 

Sept. 22 is the last day of summer with the 2010 autumnal equinox (AKA: September Equinox) officially beginning at 11:09 p.m. EST and the full moon will peak tomorrow morning at 5:17 a.m. EST, marking the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The moon closest to the September Equinox is considered the “Harvest Moon.” Its name stems from when farmers would rely on the light to work in the fields as the days grew shorter. For the first time since 1991,the full moon falls on the equinox, creating a “Super Harvest Moon.”

 Tonight, when the sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east, the lights will mix to create a “360-degree, summer-autumn twilight glow that is only seen on rare occasions,” according to NASA. The moon will look absolutely dashing as it appears low in the sky, giving the illusion that it’s very large and orange.

 

 

 

Also, keep your eyes peeled for Jupiter,

another abnormally bright object in the sky,

that hasn’t been this close to Earth since 1963 on Monday.