Skywatchers will have a chance to catch February\u2019s full moon \u2014 known as the Snow Moon \u2014 on Sunday, Feb. 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should be able to see it all night if you have nothing blocking your view,\u201d\u00a0says Grady Warwick,\u00a0a local Grade 10 student and astronomy enthusiast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moon will be visible with the naked eye, making it easy for casual observers to enjoy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Warwick notes that using binoculars or a small telescope can enhance the experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll\u00a0get a much more detailed look.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He says the name, Snow Moon, comes from the\u00a0typically\u00a0high accumulation of snow this time of year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the Snow Moon is sometimes compared to\u00a0a supermoon, Warwick says the difference is subtle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
A supermoon appears slightly larger and brighter as\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0closer to the Earth,\u00a0whereas\u00a0a Snow Moon is a\u00a0\u201clittle less bright,\u201d\u00a0though still\u00a0\u201cquite a spectacle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This will be the second full moon of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite its name, the Snow Moon\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0bring any changes to the moon itself \u2014 but it\u00a0remains\u00a0a seasonal highlight during one of the snowiest times of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Skywatchers will have a chance to catch February\u2019s full moon \u2014 known as the Snow Moon \u2014 on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[49,48,66,306],"class_list":["post-446347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}