A private plane heading south over Santa Cruz Sunday flies in front of the full moon. The October full moon, called the Hunter’s Moon, occurred locally at 9 p.m. Sunday. According to Universe Today, a popular space and astronomy news website, “The Hunter’s Moon typically appears in October, except once every four years when it doesn’t appear until November. The name dates back to the First Nations of North America. It is so-called because it was during the month of October, when deer had fatted themselves over the course of the summer, that hunters tracked and killed prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the coming winter.” The next full moon, the Beaver Moon, will peak on Nov. 26 and will be a Supermoon.
