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Emily Olson

It's big! It's bright! It's a rare blue supermoon! Here's how to check it out

This picture taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows the second supermoon of 2023, also known as the sturgeon moon, rising behind the Cuatro Torres business area in Madrid. (Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images)

Amateur astronomers and idiom lovers will both have reason to rejoice this week: It's the once in a blue moon when an actual blue moon will rise in the sky.

And it's not just any blue moon. It's a rare blue supermoon. The Earth's lunar sidekick will seem extra big and bright as it reaches its fullest stage on Wednesday.

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