Super moons, meteor showers and other stargazing and astronomy dates in the UK for 2021
From the Perseids, Leonids and Geminids to the best time to see the planets and this year s supermoons, get your diaries out and hope for clear skies
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There s a packed astronomical calendar for 2021 (Image: PA)
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Supermoon 2021 dates – when and how to spot all FOUR this year
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology an Science Reporter
5 Jan 2021, 11:44
FOUR Supermoons will be gracing the night sky in 2021.
There s plenty of time to note the dates down in your diary so you don t miss out on the bright displays.
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Supermoons occur when a full Moon is at its closest point to Earth.
This means they look very big and bright in the sky and it can be a great time for photographers to capture amazing lunar images.
The first Supermoon of 2021 is set to happen on March 28.
It will called a Super Worm Moon because March s full Moon is always known as a Worm Moon.
Looking up: 2020 was a great year for astronomy
2020 brought us supermoons, meteors and a Christmas Star
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We all know 2020 had its drawbacks but some pretty cool things happened this year, too.
Astronomical phenomena offered the ultimate in social-distancing events and was a good reminder to look up for some perspective during dark times.
Here are seven of 2020′s bright spots (see what we did there?):
Four supermoons in a row
A supermoon isn’t that uncommon, it basically means the moon looks larger than it typically does because the full moon occurs when the moon is at the closest point to earth in its orbit. But it is uncommon to have four supermoons in a row.