Photographer Captures Last Night’s Rare Super Moon

Local photographer Joseph Amodio captured a stunning shot of last night’s rare sturgeon blue moon rising over the Maltese horizon behind Madliena Tower.

Last night featured a rare celestial event—a supermoon combined with a blue moon.

Supermoons occur three to four times a year when the moon is closest to Earth. What made last night special was that it was the second full moon in a single month, known as a blue moon. The next blue supermoon won’t happen until 2037.

Interestingly, due to wildfire ash in the atmosphere, the moon appeared more red than blue, giving it a dark red hue.

Additionally, it was called a “sturgeon” moon, named after the time of year when sturgeon fish are abundantly caught.

Globally, the moon looked 6.2% larger and 12.8% brighter than an average full moon.

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