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October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.
The third of four supermoons this year, it will be 222,055 miles (357,364 kilometers) away Wednesday night, making it seem even bigger and brighter than in August and September. It will reach its full lunar phase Thursday.
In a twist of cosmic fate, a comet is in the neighborhood. Discovered last year, comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is now prominent in the Northern Hemisphere after wowing stargazers in the Southern Hemisphere.
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/october-supermoon-pairs-with-comet/507-329ab31e-00f9-4ced-a792-f90eb79be644
October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.
The third of four supermoons this year, it will be 222,055 miles (357,364 kilometers) away Wednesday night, making it seem even bigger and brighter than in August and September. It will reach its full lunar phase Thursday.
In a twist of cosmic fate, a comet is in the neighborhood. Discovered last year, comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is now prominent in the Northern Hemisphere after wowing stargazers in the Southern Hemisphere.
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/october-supermoon-pairs-with-comet/507-329ab31e-00f9-4ced-a792-f90eb79be644
