Rare blue micromoon dances through Massachusetts sky
By Cindy Fitzgibbon, Phil Tenser
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NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Less than two days after a meteor surprised people across Massachusetts, another rare celestial phenomenon danced more gracefully across our skies.
A rare blue micromoon set early Monday morning, but rose Sunday, making it the second full moon of May.
What’s so “micro” about it?
Since the moon’s orbit isn’t a perfect circle, this full moon was farther from Earth than usual at a distance of 252,360 miles (406,135 kilometers), making it seem a bit smaller and dimmer.
It’s the opposite of a supermoon when a full moon comes closer to us than normal. The most recent supermoon, for instance, was just 225,130 miles (362,312 kilometers) away.
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