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How to catch the perfect full moonrise — just in time for the Blue Moon show on May 30

Latest from Space.com ·Jamie Carter·4 days ago
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A rare second full moon arrives this week — and if you get the timing wrong, you'll miss its magic. Here's how to plan it precisely. (Image credit: oversnap via Getty Images) I was standing beside a bay in the middle of a city, leaning on a railing with a pair of binoculars, checking my watch for the third time. Moonrise had come and gone — at least on paper — but the eastern horizon was a mess of low cloud and distant rooftops. Nothing. It's a familiar frustration for moon-gazers. You've done the planning, arrived early and picked your spot, but there's always a moment of doubt about whether you forgot some small detail. I kept scanning, sweeping slowly along the skyline, trying to second-guess where it might break through. Did I get the date wrong?! Then it happened. A sudden hint of deep orange, almost glowing through the haze — the full moon appearing between two buildings, distorted, oversized, awesome. For a few moments, it felt like my own private moonrise. No one else along the promenade had noticed.…

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