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Sunday, March 31, 2019

21 Mar 2019 - Super Worm Equinox Moon

Tonight, we witnessed the last of the three supermoons for 2019.  Though it was quite cloudy after the rain, we still managed to catch a glimpse of it.
So why the name for the latest supermoon called "Super Worm Equinox Moon"?
According to National Geographic, during the equinox, the sun crosses the plane of the Earth's equator, making night and day all over the Earth of equal length.  As for the worm part?  This moon coincides with the time of year when earthworms begin to emerge from the thawing winter soil.  A full moon has not landed this close to the first day of spring since the year 2000, and the two celestial events won't happen less than a day apart again until 2030.

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