'Pink' Supermoon Rises Over Newport Pell Bridge in Rhode Island

Rhode Island resident Mike Cohea captured timelapse footage of a pink supermoon rising over Newport Pell Bridge, from his vantage point in nearby Saunderstown, on April 7. Describing it as "the biggest and brightest [moon] of the year," Cohea told Storyful that as people drove past the supermoon rising, "they hit the brakes and pulled over to watch." A https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/922/what-is-a-supermoon/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=NASA+-+National+Aeronautics+and+Space+Administration&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=86029602&fbclid=IwAR3MnwQ-OrnDPS7ZInbwwhP36AQ1Ou3b3T6WugPfq6hs3BIFjkISVYhW4A4 NASA explainer on supermoon events note that they occur when the moon is at its closest proximity to earth, making it slightly brighter and larger than a regular full moon. A BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52209331 report notes that pink supermoons derive their name, not from the color of the moon itself, but rather it is a northern Native American "reference to an early-blooming wildflower and is first seen across North America as spring begins." (Footage By Mike Cohea/Storyful via Getty Images)