(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — If you enjoy star gazing, you're in for a treat — maybe even two — Thursday night.
A “supermoon" occurs when a full moon is closest to Earth in its orbit. The last supermoon of this year will be hard to miss, according to Michelle Nichols, director of public observing at Adler Planetarium.
“The moon will be slightly bigger, slightly brighter in the sky,” she said.
The show will occur from the night of Aug. 11 into the next morning. The bad news is, the timing coincides with another celestial display — the Perseids meteor shower. The moon could upstage that event and make it less visible.
If you miss out this year, there's always next year, Nichols said.
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