Get ready for the 'Super Snow Moon': The biggest and brightest full moon of the year will light up the skies on Tuesday


Stargazers will enjoy a stunning sight this week as a rare 'super snow moon' is set to appear in the night sky. 
The supermoon will emerge on February 19 and will be the largest and brightest full moon of 2019. 
It's the second of three supermoons to light up the skies this year, following the Super Blood Wolf Moon that took place on January 21 and preceding yet another on March 21.
The spectacular lunar display is known as the 'snow moon' because it often appears along with heavy snowfall around this time of year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.  
The full moon names date back to Native Americans living in northern and eastern parts of the U.S. 
'The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occured,' according to the almanac.  
But what exactly is a supermoon?  A supermoon is a phenomena that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to Earth making it appear full, bright, and larger than life. 
'When a full moon appears at perigee [its closest point to Earth] it is slightly brighter and larger than a regular full moon—and that's where we get a "supermoon,"' NASA explains on their website. 
On February 19, the moon will be 221,734 miles from Earth, as per EarthSky. 
For New Yorkers, the moon will rise at 5.46pm and will set at 7.35am on February 20, as per the U.S. Naval Observatory. 
And it'll be officially full at 10.53am EST according to NASA's Skycal. 
Though the moon is officially fullest on Tuesday morning, it'll still be visible from Sunday to Tuesday evening. 
It'll appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual.  
It'll appear especially large just as it rises above the horizon thanks to 'moon illusion' where the brain thinks the moon is bigger than it really is given its location.  
Although this moon is closer to earth than the last, it will not be as colorful as the 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' eclipse that wowed the skies in January.   

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