On Monday, November’s “beaver moon” – also a supermoon – will rise. The moon will be closer than any other lately (70 years, it says below) … and it won’t be this close to Earth again until 2034.
Here’s more information – “Why November’s Super-Close Supermoon is a Full Beaver Moon” (isn’t that an awesome headline?):
“November’s supermoon — the name given to a full moon that occurs when the satellite is at its closest point to Earth during the lunar orbit — will be the biggest supermoon in about 70 years.
“Algonquin Native American tribes as well as American colonists called the November full moon the Beaver Moon because ‘this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs,’ according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
“An alternative name for November’s full moon is the Frost Moon, which was also coined by Native Americans, according to the Almanac. [Supermoon November 2016: When, Where & How to See It]”
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