If you have been keeping track of the supermoons in 2024, look up tomorrow as it will be the last one of the year.
This time, the Beaver Moon will illuminate Airdrie's sky as the sun sets.
According to space.com, "A supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon being at the point in its orbit within 90 per cent of its closest approach to Earth, called Perigee. This makes the moon appear slightly brighter and closer than usual, though the difference is difficult to notice with the naked eye."
The first three supermoons were the Harvest Moon on September 17, the Blue Moon (sometimes called a "Sturgeon Moon" or "Dog Moon") on August 31, and the most recent Hunter's Moon on October 17.
This moon is called the Beaver Moon because of how they act this time of year, explained The Weather Channel.
"Many North American beavers are preparing their dams and lodges and slowly getting ready to retreat into them for the winter."
They also shared that this moon has many other names, not just the Beaver Moon.
"Of course, there are plenty of other names for the month's full moon, including Deer Rutting Moon (because deers seek mates this time of year), The Freezing Moon, and Frost Moon. In Celtic tradition, the November moon is called The Mourning Moon and is seen as a time to reflect on the year gone by, to let go of the past and look toward the coming new year."
When it comes to being able to see the moon on Friday and into Saturday, Environment and Climate Change Canada is currently predicting cloudy skies, but the forecast could change before then.
Yesterday morning around 6:30 a.m., Airdronians who were up might have seen a meteor flash through the sky. The Northern Taurids meteor shower was predicted to peak this week is currently active, according to space.com.
Last month a comet was visible in Airdrie's sky, it was called Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3 or Comet A3. The maximum orbital speed of Comet A3 was 150,000 miles per hour.
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