First ‘double supermoon’ wows Earthlings

The first supermoon of a ‘double supermoon’ month has captured the hearts, minds and photographic equipment of space-botherers everywhere. The combination of the Moon’s eccentric orbit (that’s eccentric in the sense of elliptical, not that it wears a bow tie and has strange hobbies) and atmospheric effects caused the Moon to look a bit bigger and brighter than usual, leading to spectacular shots of the Moon looking big and weird rising over the top of popular tourist attractions. <br> <br>The first full Moon of August is often called the ‘Sturgeon Moon,’ owing to it marking the start of the sturgeon fishing season in many parts of the world. A second supermoon on August 30 will mark the rare blue supermoon, and we think that’s the real fishy thing about all of this. <br> <br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. <br>Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews <br>Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews <br>Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com