{"id":82457,"date":"2026-05-28T15:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/a-rare-blue-micromoon-arrives-this-weekend-and-wont-be-back-until-december-2028-heres-what-to-expect\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:10:11","slug":"a-rare-blue-micromoon-arrives-this-weekend-and-wont-be-back-until-december-2028-heres-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/a-rare-blue-micromoon-arrives-this-weekend-and-wont-be-back-until-december-2028-heres-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"A rare blue micromoon arrives this weekend and won&#8217;t be back until December 2028. 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The scene could be especially thrilling south of the equator and across the Pacific, as the moon will appear to cross in front of Antares and obscure it, astronomers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Occurring once every two or three years, a blue moon is how scientists refer to the second full moon of a single month. This month, the first full moon happened on May 1. The last blue moon emerged in 2023, and the next one won&#8217;t arrive until December 31, 2028, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/when-is-the-next-blue-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EarthSky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the name, this blue moon won&#8217;t appear turquoise, sapphire or any other shade. The term simply refers to the uncommon occurrence of two full moons in one month.<\/p>\n<p>Since the moon&#8217;s orbit isn&#8217;t a perfect circle, the upcoming full moon will be farther from Earth than usual at a distance of 252,360 miles, making it seem a bit smaller and dimmer. It&#8217;s the opposite of a supermoon when a full moon comes closer to us than normal. The most recent supermoon, by comparison, was just 225,130 miles away.<\/p>\n<h2>How to see the blue micromoon<\/h2>\n<p>Those who want to see the blue micromoon will have to intentionally go looking for it. The Virtual Telescope Project&#8217;s Gianluca Masi told the Associated Press that the micromoon will appear 6% smaller and 10% dimmer, roughly, than an average full moon. Because of that, the differences &#8220;are subtle enough to likely go unnoticed by most observers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Virtual Telescope Project said it will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualtelescope.eu\/2026\/05\/26\/the-31-may-2026-blue-micromoon-the-smallest-full-moon-of-the-year-online-observation-0330-utc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stream live images<\/a> of the blue micromoon, captured by its robotic telescopes.<\/p>\n<p>People looking up from the Southern Hemisphere may see a bit more action that those in other places. For stargazers in Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, eastern Australia, parts of Antarctica and a smattering of other islands, Antares will vanish temporarily as the blue micromoon passes in front of it.<\/p>\n<p>The red supergiant star, 550 light-years away, is known as the &#8220;heart of scorpion&#8221; in the constellation Scorpius. 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