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Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend \u2014 a blue moon that’s also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.<\/p>\n

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A bonus: The brilliant star Antares will photobomb Sunday’s spectacle for a celestial three-for-one.<\/p>\n

A blue moon occurs every two to three years when a second full moon squeezes into a single month. May 1 saw this month’s first full moon.<\/p>\n

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Since the moon’s orbit isn’t a perfect circle, the upcoming full moon will be farther from Earth than usual at a distance of 252,360 miles (406,135 kilometers), making it seem a bit smaller and dimmer. It’s the opposite of a supermoon when a full moon comes closer to us than normal. The most recent supermoon, for instance, was just 225,130 miles (362,312 kilometers) away.<\/p>\n

The Virtual Telescope Project’s Gianluca Masi, who will provide a live webcast from Italy, said Sunday’s micromoon will appear about 6% smaller and 10% dimmer than that of an average full moon \u2014 “differences that are subtle enough to likely go unnoticed by most observers.”<\/p>\n

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The scene will be especially thrilling south of the equator across the Pacific.<\/p>\n

For stargazers in Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, eastern Australia, parts of Antarctica and a smattering of other islands, Antares will vanish temporarily as the blue micromoon passes in front of it.<\/p>\n

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The red supergiant star, 550 light-years away, is known as the “heart of scorpion” in the constellation Scorpius. A light-year is almost 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers).<\/p>\n

There won’t be any disappearing act for those looking up elsewhere in the world, with Antares constantly visible alongside the full moon.<\/p>\n

And despite the name, this blue moon won’t appear turquoise, sapphire or any other shade. The term simply refers to the uncommon occurrence of two full moons in one month.<\/p>\n

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