Superman's Supermoon

Friday, 7th November 2025 at 9:40am

Supermoon photography by Zev Fishman:

Stargazers, astrologers, photographers ... and our very own Super-Science teacher, Mr Zev Fishman ... have captured images of the biggest and brightest full moon of the year.

2025 has eight supermoons. Five new supermoons took place earlier this year, with three full supermoons still to come.

FUN FACTS - What is a Supermoon?

• A new moon occurs when the moon (in its monthly orbit of Earth) goes between the sun and Earth.
• A full moon happens when the moon (in its monthly orbit) is on the opposite side of Earth from the sun.
• A perigee is the moon’s closest point to Earth in a month.

But what does all this mean, I hear you ask? Well, the 'new' or 'full' moon closely coincides with 'perigee' several times each year... and when that happens, voila, we have a 'supermoon'.

The photograph shown above was taken by Zev through his telescope. What an amazing sight!