Another “Super Moon” event tonight
Logan City and Scenic Rim stargazers are in for a real treat tonight.
Photo by Mitchell Mayman
It’s the rare super blood moon to light up the night sky.
You may recall we reported on a similar event just last month.
Astronomer Doctor Brad Tucker says it’s caused by a combination of two events.
“Sometimes, the moon is a bit closer to the Earth and when it’s a bit closer it looks a little bit bigger and it appears a little bit brighter.
“Now, that’s what we call a Super Moon. But we really have the special “Blood” moon or lunar eclipse.
“Tonight the moon will be passing into the Earth’s shadow. It’ll get darker and get a bit more red orange colour”.
Peak viewing time will be between 9:10pm and 9:25pm