2020.05.08 13:37 GMT+8

Last supermoon of 2020 lights up night skies

Updated 2020.05.08 13:37 GMT+8
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The last supermoon of 2020 appears full from Tuesday through Friday. People in different regions can enjoy this beauty as they look up the sky at night. /VCG

The supermoon is up to seven percent larger and 15 percent brighter than a typical full moon. You can look at the moon with bare eyes. /VCG

The supermoon, also known as Flower Moon, Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, is named by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979. /VCG

The full moon in May has the nick name flower moon in a shout out to flowers to bloom during the month. /VCG

The next full supermoon won't come around until late April 2021. /VCG

The flower moon was seen above Sibenik's statue of St. Mark at the Cathedral of St. James, Croatia, May 7, 2020. /VCG

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