What’s This “Second Moon” People Are Talking About in Montana?

There's truly nothing quite like the skies of Montana. Whether it's the beautiful sunsets or extravagant sunrises, there's no beauty quite like the Montana sky.

Interestingly enough, however, our skies will be a little different for the next 58 years...

Is A "Second" Moon Really Joining Earth's Orbit?

There have been reports floating around everywhere about Earth getting a second moon and many people are eager to catch a glimpse of this second moon in the Montana sky. And why shouldn't they? Can you imagine what that would look like in Big Sky Country?

According to reports from Yahoo News and scientists from the University of Hawaii, this "second moon" is actually a "quasi-moon." Some experts estimate that the size of this quasi-moon is only about 60 feet wide compared to the mean diameter of 2,159.2 miles of the actual moon according to Space.com.

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Shoot, you could even say that this new quasi-moon is technically an asteroid.

According to The Planetary Society, quasi-moons typically appear to orbit the Earth but they actually orbit the sun.

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This current quasi-moon in our orbit isn't necessarily "new" either as scientists believe this quasi-moon has been around Earth for the last sixty years.

Will We See It In Montana?

Unfortunately for us, we won't be able to see this second "moon" even with the type of sky we have in Montana. It's just way too small for most of us to see in any non-NASA telescope. Still, this is a pretty amazing discovery and further shows we're continuing to learn about the unknowns of space.