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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2024 August 20   
      A large and orange-tinted moon is pictured rising beyond the pillars of   
       an ancient structure. The foreground is dark and the night sky behind   
        the Moon appear blue. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                      Supermoon Beyond the Temple of Poseidon   
                         Image Credit: Alexandros Maragos   
      
      Explanation: A supermoon occurred yesterday. And tonight's moon should   
      also look impressive. Supermoons appear slightly larger and brighter   
      than most full moons because they reach their full phase when slightly   
      nearer to the Earth -- closer than 90 percent of all full moons. This   
      supermoon was also a blue moon given the definition that it is the   
      third of four full moons occurring during a single season. Blue moons   
      are not usually blue, and a different definition holds that a blue moon   
      is the second full moon that occurs during a single month. The featured   
      image captured the blue supermoon right near its peak size yesterday as   
      it was rising beyond the Temple of Poseidon in Greece. This supermoon   
      is particularly unusual in that it is the first of four successive   
      supermoons, the next three occurring in September, October, and   
      November.   
      
                        Tomorrow's picture: high energy sky   
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