This Monday, A cyclical event will return to our night sky, as we will be graced with a "SuperMoon".
But what exactly is a supermoon? well, Scott Young, Planetarium Astronomer at the Winnipeg Museum has an answer to that:
"Yeah, it's something that's sort of become popular over the last few years. Basically, as the moon goes around the earth, it goes around in a slightly oval path. sometimes it's a little closer, and sometimes it's a little farther. And so, when it happens to be a full moon at its closest, they call that a SuperMoon"
You'll see some changes if you look for them, as the moon will look roughly 14% bigger, and 30% brighter, as it's closer in orbit.
Now, Young wasn't always a fan of the term "SuperMoon" because it's not really a massive change.
He has grown to love it though, because the hype has led a lot of people to get out, look up, and really ponder the night sky.
"I think the message is that the moon is always super! Don't wait for some one online to tell you 'hey go look at the sky' because there's always stuff going on."
be sure to be out Monday night and see just how super the moon can really be!
