Tonight’s Hunter Moon and Comet A3
When you look to the sky this evening, you might notice the moon appears brighter and bigger. Along with this, you might also notice an orange hue. This is due to the supermoon being seen currently known as the Hunter's Moon.
The Hunter's moon will appear to be 8% larger and 16% brighter than a normal full moon due to the distance from the earth and moon being shorter than usual. The actual size of the moon will remain the same.
During the dawn and dusk hours, a more apparent orange hue will appear on the moon due to the scattering of of the blue light out of the spectrum as the light reflected from the moon will pass through a larger portion of the earth's atmosphere. As the moon becomes more straight over-head of a location, the color will turn to white as less scattering of the reflected lights occur.
The peak of the Hunter's Moon actually occurred and peaked at 6:26 am this past morning, but it will still be visible through Friday morning.
Along with the supermoon seen tonight, the comment referred to Comet A3 will also remain visible in the western horizon appearing to "chase the sun" just after sunset. This will appear visible through October 24th for the United States.
