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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Donna Lu Science writer

August’s ‘super blue moon’ will be Australia’s first since 2009. Here’s what you need to know

 A plane in flight is silhouetted against the
A plane in flight is silhouetted against the “super blue moon” over Cali, Colombia. The August 2023 super blue moon will be the closest of four supermoons in a row this year and is occurring just weeks after the ‘sturgeon moon’. Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images

Moongazers are in for a treat for the second time in a month, with a “super blue moon” expected on 31 August.

The astronomical event is a combination of a supermoon and a “blue moon”, and is occurring for the first time since 2009.

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