It’s the “sturgeon moon,” and it was seen on Tuesday night, on August 1.
Why is it named after a species of fish? From USA TODAY: It “[earned] its name from the Farmer’s Almanac because of the type of fish that was easily caught this time of year.”
There you have it. So let’s take a look at some breathtaking shots of the amazing supermoon that we saw in our skies on Thursday night:
AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 01: The Sturgeon Supermoon is seen on August 01, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The Sturgeon Supermoon is the first of two super moons in the month of August. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
A supermoon rises over the West End Tower at Vanderbilt University, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The Sturgeon moon is the second of four supermoons to appear in 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A full Sturgeon moon rises behind the Korean Bell of Friendship pavilion in Angel’s Gate Park, in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
The second supermoon of 2023, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, rises behind the cable car of the Sugar Loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 1, 2023. Algonquian native American tribes from the Great Lakes region of the United States named this full moon ‘Sturgeon Moon’ because of the abundance of sturgeon fish in this period of the year. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Sturgeon super moon rises in Glendale, California on August 1, 2023. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
The Sturgeon super moon rises over Istanbul on August 2, 2023. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – The Sturgeon super moon rises over the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on August 2, 2023. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Sturgeon super moon rises over the Blue Mosque and Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on August 2, 2023. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
This picture taken late on August 1, 2023 shows the second supermoon of 2023, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, behind Santa Maria la Mayor church in Ronda. Algonquian native American tribes from the Great Lakes region in the United States named this full moon as ‘Sturgeon Moon’ because of the abundance of sturgeon fish in this period of the year. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP) (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)
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