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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

The brightest supermoon of the year will rise in Thursday’s night sky. Here’s how Australians can see it

Supermoon rises over Brisbane on 18 September 2024
Supermoon rises over Brisbane on 18 September 2024. This week’s will be the brightest of the year, experts say. Photograph: Darren England/EPA

The supermoon to rise into the Thursday night sky will be the brightest of the year, experts say, rivalled only by a comet dubbed “the best of the decade” so far.

The October full moon, also known as the hunter’s moon, will be the third of four back-to-back supermoons, preceded by September’s harvest moon and August’s blue supermoon. November’s beaver moon is still to come.

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