After a weekend of meteor showers, skywatchers will have another treat as the calendar turns to August.
The first of two full moons in August will reach its peak on Tuesday, August 1. And as an added bonus, both of the full moons this month are also supermoons.
There are four supermoons in 2023. The Aug. 30 moon will also be a blue moon, since it's the second full moon of the month.
The August 1 sturgeon moon will reach peak illumination at 1:32 p.m. CDT Tuesday, when it's below the horizon here in the U.S. However, it will still appear plenty full when it rises above the horizon in the southeast sky that evening after sunset.
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