The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky. October’s hunter’s moon is set to peak at its fullest around 7:26 a.m. Many people associate the hunter’s moon with being orange in color as it rises, but the same could be said of all full moons. Why the full moon is called hunter’s moonThe hunter’s moon is the first full moon after the autumnal equinox, which occurred on September 22 this year. The hunter’s moon is expected to be joined by Jupiter, a red giant star called Aldebaran and the star cluster Pleiades, according to EarthSky.

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Persons: it’s, Robin L, Shelton, Don’t, • Orionids, Leonids, Geminids, Ursids Organizations: CNN, NASA, University of Georgia, Jupiter, American Meteor Society Locations: Potawatomi, Fort Ouiatenon, West Lafayette , Indiana