Anyone who may have noticed that the moon appeared fuller, brighter, and bigger than is typical on Election Day and the two days following has seen the Beaver Supermoon. That moon reached peak illumination during the early morning on November 5. Although it remained bright and full on November 6, the cloudy skies in Blaine County that night and early morning made for difficult viewing. The next Supermoon will appear on December 4, 2025.
According to NASA Science, "A 'supermoon' occurs when a full Moon coincides with the Moon's closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, a point known as...