Visible on the nights of August 30th and 31st, this rare celestial event shone bright. Benet Academy’s Doc Blaney remarked that “it was awesome to see the moon so close to the Earth.” What makes this moon so special? This moon is a full moon, a supermoon, and a blue moon all combined for two nights of splendor. To be called a Super Blue Moon there must be these three things present. First, around once a month, there is a full moon. A full moon happens when the Earth is between the sun and the moon. It appears as a full circle, rather than just pieces. Secondly, on top of the full moon, the super moon occurs when the moon reaches the perigee, also known as the closest point to the Earth that the moon can reach. A supermoon makes the moon appear brighter and fuller than any normal full moon. What makes this super moon in particular so special is that it also happens to be a blue moon. A blue moon is a term that refers to when a full moon occurs twice in one month. Just a warning: a blue moon does not mean that the moon is blue. All three of these celestial events combined into one moon make the moon appear brighter and bigger than before. If you did see the super blue moon, congratulations, you witnessed a very rare celestial event that happens only once a decade.