Last Supermoon of 2020 will wash out asteroid showers

Space Daily Tuesday, 5 May 2020 ()
Last Supermoon of 2020 will wash out asteroid showersWashington DC (UPI) May 04, 2020

The last supermoon of 2020, May's so-called "Flower Moon," will be visible in the night skies this week, and its brightness will likely obscure the yearly Eta Aquarids meteor showers, according to NASA. The Flower Moon, named after blooming May flowers, reaches its closest point to Earth's orbit at 6:45 a.m. EDT Thursday, but will be best viewed Wednesday evening when it rises at 7:10 p
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