Last night, sky watchers around the world were treated to views of the so-called sturgeon supermoon. According to NASA, via the Maine Farmers’ Almanac, August’s full moon is called the sturgeon moon because Algonquin tribes knew that large fish were more easily caught at this time of year. It is also one of the largest full moons of 2023, when the moon appears about 10 percent larger than average as it approaches its closest point in orbit—the next supermoon of
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Views of the Sturgeon Supermoon
Photos: Sturgeon Supermoon Illuminates the Night Sky Around the World
The second supermoon of this year — the Sturgeon Moon — left stargazers awed on Tuesday night, drawing large crowds in parts of Europe, the Americas and Asia, and once again piquing interest in the night sky.
“It’s nice that people get away from their daily routines and all the horrible things that are going around in the world, and then take some time to really appreciate this celestial phenomenon,” Francisco Diego, an astronomer who lectures at University College London,
Spectacular supermoon lights up the night sky as stargazers across Earth catch glimpse of August lunar event
A FULL MOON is the phase of the moon in which its whole disc is illuminated.
During the 29.5-day lunar cycle, we observe a new moon (with 0 per cent illumination), a waxing moon (when the amount of illumination on the moon is increasing), a full moon (100 per cent illumination) and then a waning moon (when its visible surface area is getting smaller).
Because our modern calendar isn’t quite in line with the Moon’s phases, sometimes we get more
How to see the supermoon tonight: The best views in the UK for the August lunar event
Skygazers will want to wrap up warm to get the most awe-inspiring views of the Sturgeon ‘supermoon’ tonight – the first of two lunar spectacles in August alone.
Such a phenomenon is rare and won’t happen again until 2037, so it’s not one to miss.
A so-called supermoon is simply the full moon during the closest point in its orbit around Earth – making it appear bigger and brighter than a normal full moon.
Tonight it will appear as a
Look up next week! Sturgeon SUPERMOON will light up skies on Tuesday night – here’s how to get the best view
Look up next week! Sturgeon SUPERMOON will light up skies on Tuesday night – here’s how to get the best view
- Stargazers are in for a treat as the second full supermoon of 2023 is set to occur
- It’s believed the ‘Sturgeon Moon’ will rise at 9.23pm GMT and 8.40pm EDT
Skies across the world will be lit up by a ‘Sturgeon moon’ next week in a spectacle
Siehe Fotos vom Supermoon im Juli
Sterngucker und Astrophile von Los Angeles bis Istanbul stürmten am Montagabend ins Freie, um den ersten Supermond des Jahres zu sehen. Es hat uns nicht enttäuscht.
Der Supermond, der in Bernstein- und Rottönen erstrahlte, war 14.000 Meilen näher an der Erde als typische Vollmonde. Ein Supermond – der Begriff wurde 1979 vom Astrologen Richard Nolle geprägt und ist kein offizieller astronomischer Begriff – kann etwa 17 Prozent größer und 30 Prozent heller sein als ein Vollmond im Apogäum, also an
Schauen Sie heute Abend nach oben! Full Buck SUPERMOON wird den Himmel auf der ganzen Welt erhellen – wie man es sieht
Astronomiebegeisterte werden sich freuen, denn heute Abend wird der erste Supermond des Jahres 2023 den Himmel auf der ganzen Welt erhellen.
Der sogenannte „Buck Moon“ wird voraussichtlich heute Abend gegen 22:24 Uhr GMT (13:43 Uhr EDT) scheinen, bevor er morgen früh seine volle Phase erreicht und damit einen großartigen Start in den Monat Juli verspricht.
Laut Stellarium könnten sowohl Mars als auch Venus sichtbar sein, sobald die Dunkelheit kurz nach 22.40 Uhr GMT am Westhorizont Großbritanniens und um 1.45 Uhr
Look up tonight! Final supermoon of the year will peak this evening
Skies over the UK will be lit up by the final ‘supermoon’ of the year tonight – and it should coincide with the start of the Perseids Meteor Shower.
The August supermoon will be visible between sunset on Thursday and sunrise on Friday morning, although the moon will reach full illumination at 02:36 BST.
It means the moon will appear especially big and bright, providing the public with some excellent photo opportunities as long as there are few clouds.
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Stunning photos show last night’s SUPERMOON as it rose over Edinburgh, Istanbul and San Francisco
Photographers have captured some spectacular images of a ‘supermoon’ as it illuminated global skies last night.
Eager photographers snapped stunning photos of the lunar phenomenon from around the world, including New York, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Istanbul, Dubai, Kansas City, Frankfurt and more.
A supermoon occurs when a full moon nearly coincides with perigee – the point in the orbit of the moon at which it is nearest to the Earth.
This means a supermoon can appear as much as 14 per
Skies across the world are lit up by stunning Sturgeon supermoon on its final appearance of the year
Skies across the world have been lit up by the final ‘supermoon’ of the year tonight – with keen astronomers having the chance to see shooting stars from the Perseids Meteor Shower too.
Tonight’s moon, which is known as the Sturgeon supermoon, is set to reach full brightness at 2.36am as it illuminates large parts of the UK.
Aside from a few unlucky parts of northern Scotland where there was cloud cover, most of the UK has been treated to