"Along the lunar orbital path, the point of closest proximity is known as perigee, which is when the moon is, on average, 226,000 miles from Earth. When a full moon phase coincides with perigee, a supermoon event occurs."
"During a supermoon event, the orb may appear as much as 8% larger and 16% brighter than an average-size full moon; this October, it will be just 222,095 miles from Earth."
"October's hunter's moon is set to peak at its fullest around 7:26 a.m. ET Thursday, but the silvery orb will appear round Wednesday evening through Friday morning."
"The color of the moon as it rises, such as the orange hue associated with the hunter's moon, results from optical effects involving light passing through Earth's atmosphere."
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