The full moon of
August 30, 2015, was a super moon.
The name ‘super moon’
comes from the appearance of the moon – it appears about 12% larger than usual.
And it seems to shine brighter (scientists say 25-30 times brighter) than
usual. This is because the moon is actually closer to Earth than usual.
The distance from the
Earth to the moon during a super moon is 360,000 kilometres.
A super moon is unusual
because it occurs only 3 to 4 times a year (not every month). However, this
August super moon was the first one for this year. The next super moon is
September 29, 2015.
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