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Skygazers suffering withdrawal symptoms after last month’s lunar eclipse will soon be treated to a “super snow moon ”.
On 19 February the full moon will be the biggest and brightest in 2019 because its orbit is at its closest to earth, at around 356,800km (221,700 miles).
That makes it the second supermoon in a row following the “super blood wolf moon ” on 21 January.
February’s full moon is also traditionally known as a snow moon or hunger moon because this month often sees the heaviest snowfalls and comes at the end of winter when food is scarce.
It reaches its perigee, or closest point to the earth, at 9.06am in the UK and is at its fullest at 3.53pm, although the moon will only be visible after it rises at 5.11pm.
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures US A composite image of the eclipse over LA
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Hungary The moon fully shadowed by the Earth is seen above the castle of Salgo during a total lunar eclipse near Salgotarjan
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UK A blood moon, set to be the last of its kind for two years, rising over Huddersfield
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Turkey Full moon rises over Duzce province of Turkey
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Belgium The moon is seen beside a quadriga on the top of the Cinquantenaire arch
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Belarus The "super blood wolf moon" is seen behind an Orthodox church
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Germany
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures France Lunar eclipse behind the Tours's cathedral
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UK The "super blood wolf moon" is seen in partial eclipse in the skies behind the London Eye
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Sweden A total lunar eclipse is pictured with the buildning Turning Torso in front, in Malmo
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Argentina Crowds gather at the planetarium as they wait for the lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Germany A view of the lunar eclipse over the cross on top of the Elizabeth Church in Nuremberg
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures US A total lunar eclipse and supermoon is seen over ancient Native American petroglyphs
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures France The "super blood wolf moon" is seen during a total lunar eclipse under a monument in Marseille
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Portugal People watch the sunset from the top of a hill as the full moon rises behind them in Lisbon
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UAE The moon over the stadium ahead of the AFC Asian Cup match between Iran and Oman at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UK The first full moon of 2019 rises off the shore of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia The so-called Super Blood Wolf Moon rises over the cross of the orthodox church Holy Mary Perybleptos in the city of Ohrid
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UK A blood moon, set to be the last of its kind for two years, rises above the 'Maritime Prowess' by Albert Hemstock Hodge on on the western end pavilion of Hull Guildhall ahead of the Lunar Eclipse
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Belgium A view of the lunar eclipse pictured in Jubilee Park
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UK The moon waxing gibbous silhouettes a weather vane in north London
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UK The blood moon appears to the side of Craven Cottage as Fulham play Tottenham in their Premier League match. A total lunar eclipse is set to take place in the early hours of Monday morning, garnishing a reddish colour to the lunar surface
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Belgium A composite image of the eclipse over Brussels
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures Chile The moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures France Super Blood Wolf Moon behind the Tours's cathedral
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Super blood wolf moon totally eclipses the sun: in pictures UAE A full moon is seen over the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al-Ain following the AFC Asian Cup match between Thailand and China
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Supermoons appear 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than “micromoons”, the term for full moons at their furthest point from the earth at around 405,500km (253,000 miles).
The next supermoon, known as the “Full Worm Moon”, can be seen in the UK on 21 March, within a few hours of the official start of spring.
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the UK on the night of 16 July but the next full lunar eclipse will not take place until 2021.
Last month’s eclipse was only visible from some parts of the UK because of cloudy skies. However some observers witnessed an object colliding with the moon during the celestial event.
Scientists believe it was a meteoroid roughly the size of a beachball and with a mass of 20kg to 100kg crashing into the moon at a speed of roughly 47,000 km/h.
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