First supermoon of the year enthralls Stompers and PM Wong
Many, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, were enthralled by the first supermoon of the year on Aug 19, sharing images of the rare sight online.
Stomper Lim shared photos of the moon peeking through the clouds as well as in its full glory.
Stomper McD shared a haunting video of the moon emerging from the clouds taken from Choa Chu Kang.
A day after delivering his first National Day Rally speech, PM Wong posted his own photo on social media and commented: "A glimpse of the super moon tonight from my office. Hope you all have the chance to catch this rare sight!"
A supermoon occurs when the Moon's orbit is closest to Earth. The Moon is about 360,000km from Earth, appearing 6 per cent to 7 per cent larger and brighter than usual.
There will be three more supermoons - on Sept 18, Oct 17, and Nov 15 - provided the skies are clear. They will be visible at distances ranging from 357,000km to 361,000km from Earth.
The Aug 19 moon is also called the sturgeon moon, named by Native Americans after the large sturgeon fish, whom they believed would be caught more easily during this period.
According to the Science Centre Observatory, the sturgeon moon was expected to be visible from approximately 7pm Singapore time, and reached its highest point at around 1am on Aug 20.
