Skygazers are enjoying the spectacular February full moon, or snow moon, this weekend. The Snow Moon is one of the largest full moons of 2020 and will light up the sky on Saturday and Sunday. 'SUPER SNOW MOON' STUNS AS THE BIGGEST SUPERMOON OF 2019 LIGHTS UP THE SKYThe full moon is the fourth-largest of 2020, according to EarthSky. “As the midwinter moon or the second full moon of winter, the Native American tribes of what is now the northern and eastern United States called this the Snow Moon or the Hunger Moon,” NASA said. “It was known as the Snow Moon because of the heavy snows that fall in this season.”CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLast February's full moon, dubbed the “super snow moon,” was the largest supermoon of 2019.
Source: Fox News February 09, 2020 01:18 UTC