Halloween is the spookiest night of the year. It's when the veil between the living and the dead is allegedly at its thinnest, and this year, a rare blue moon will light up the skies on All Hallows Eve.
This spooky event won't just be happening in one place either, it's taking place across all timezones.
Watch Buzz Aldrin plant the flag on the moon in this video:As this tweet reveals, while the moon won't shine blue, it is a rare event taking place just once every 19 years, and it's guaranteed to make this Halloween one to remember.
EarthSky reports that while moons can appear in any color, for this blue moon to appear, "certain-sized particles of dust or smoke" are required.
The astronomy website has therefore advised people against taking pictures of the moon on Halloween using blue filters, which, while impressive to look at, won't give an accurate glimpse of this spectacle.
The moon is tipped to be impressive wherever in the world you are viewing, with people in North and South America, India, Europe, and Asia all set to get a particularly spectacular view of the blue moon.
This celestial event takes place seven times every 19 years, so it's not something to be missed, as won't be taking place again until 2039.
However, according to this Twitter user, this is not the only notable thing about this Halloween's moon.
They wrote: "halloween 2020 will not only be the 11th full moon of the year, but also:
• the second full moon during the month of october
• a blue moon • a blood moon
• the first full moon on halloween in 19 years [sic]."
So, when you're enjoying your socially-distanced Halloween and masked up most likely with something a little more creepy than the CDC recommends, be sure to take a look up at the blue moon to get the full Halloween 2020 experience.
