Skygazers are set for a treat this week when the third and final supermoon of the year occurs. This year the full moon occurs less than four hours after the March equinox, which marks the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. This week’s celestial event is also a supermoon, which occurs when the Moon’s orbit brings it to the closest point to Earth while the Moon is full. The average distance between the Earth and Moon is 238,855 miles, according to Space.com. “Because these relatively close objects are in front of the Moon, our brain is tricked into thinking the Moon is much closer to the objects that are in our line of sight.

Source: Fox News March 18, 2019 20:48 UTC