Don't forget to look up at the sky tonight (Tuesday 7 April) and very early morning (Wednesday 8 April) to see the Pink Supermoon – the second and last supermoon of 2020.The supermoon won't actually take on a pink hue as suggested by its name, but it means the moon will appear larger and brighter than usual because it is at the point in its orbit when it’s closest to Earth.This moon is named after a pink wildflower called the phlox subulata that blooms during the spring in America at the same time, marking the first full moon of spring.
The Pink Supermoon is actually a combination of two astronomical phenomena - a Full Moon and lunar perigee. Perigee is the lowest point in the Moon's orbit when the lunar orb is closest to our planet.