The skies above Westman, will be hosting a celestial treat this week as the full November Moon shines brighter and a touch larger than usual. Known in popular tradition as the Super Beaver Moon, this lunar event occurs when the Moon reaches full phase while also being near the closest point in its orbit to Earth, making it what astronomers call a 'supermoon'.

This year’s November full Moon peaks tonight, on November 5, though it already appeared full and striking on the evening of November 4. Because of its proximity to Earth, which is about 356,980 km away. It's the closest full Moon of the year, and one of the brightest and biggest-looking ones.

The name 'Beaver Moon' comes from Native-American and colonial-American traditions, November was the month when beavers were busy building the

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