Australians are set to be dazzled by the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year as it lights up skies across the country.
A supermoon happens when a full moon coincides with the point in its orbit that brings it closest to Earth — making it appear up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual.
Known as the Beaver Moon, the glowing spectacle will reach its closest point to Earth on Wednesday night, sitting just about 356,000km away, according to NASA.
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It is named for the time of year in the Northern Hemisphere when beavers start building their dams in preparation for winter.
When and where to look?
The Beaver Moon will reach its fullest about 12.20am AEDT on Thursday, but stargazers don’t need to worry too much about timing.
Observational astronomer Professor Michael Brown from Monash University said it will look spectacular all night.
“The distance between the Earth and the moon is not gonna change particularly much throughout the night, so pretty much any time on Wednesday night and Thursday morning is gonna be fine,” Brown told 7NEWS.com.au.
The supermoon will be visible from sunset onwards, so stargazers can start looking as soon as the moon rises.
The supermoon will be visable from sunset onwards. Credit: 7NEWS
Brown said the supermoon will be visible across Australia, as long as clouds stay clear.
“All you need is clear skies,” he said, adding that weather wouldn’t affect much either.
“Even if you can just get a small gap in the clouds and have a look at it briefly then that works.”
When’s the next one?
This Beaver Moon is the second of three consecutive supermoons in 2025, following one on October 8.
If you miss this one, keep an eye out for the Cold Moon on December 4 — the final supermoon of the year.
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