Full ‘Strawberry Moon’ emerges as match takes place every 18 years

The sixth full moon of 2024, often called the “Strawberry Moon,” made a spectacular appearance in the night sky on Friday and signaled a change in the season.

It coincides with the beginning of astronomical summer time north of the equator and the beginning of winter season south of the equator, but also marks an unprecedented “major lunar pause” noticeable since 2006.

Here is a selection of the most fascinating photos of the perfect “Strawberry Moon” from around the world.
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The best time to see the “Strawberry Moon” at its brightest and best was at nightfall on Friday, June 21. As it rose, it displayed a beautiful muted orange color when viewed over the eastern horizon, which then sunset in the west. ,

Original to nighttime visibility in the Northern Hemisphere, the “Strawberry Moon” is always the lowest hanging full moon. This is because it reflects the sun’s location; When the Sun is at its highest, the Full Moon – which is opposite the Sun – will likely be at its lowest. In practice, this means that it never reaches very high in the sky.

On the other hand, this appearance is more final due to the main lunar stasis that occurs once every 18.6 years. When the Moon and Earth’s inclination is at its maximum, the Moon rises and moves farthest across its region on the horizon.

The Moon will be about 5 degrees ahead of ecliptic, the path of the sun in the sky. So the Moon will stand, hold and remain still about five degrees lower in the sky than the Sun at the time of the winter solstice. It was best visible at Friday’s full moonrise.

Unexposed patches on the Moon are called MariaThe lava field solidified about 3 billion years ago. Mare Tranquillitatis– “Sea of ​​Tranquility” – Used to be the landing park of Apollo 11 in 1969, the first generation of people to land on the Moon.

This may be noticeable on the left side of the Moon, similar to that noticeable from the Northern Hemisphere. We always see the same side of the Moon that is tidally locked to Earth.

Where you are on Earth greatly affects how you see the Moon and its phases. Anyone looking at the Moon from the Northern Hemisphere or from the Southern Hemisphere will assume that it appears upside down.

This is because the Moon revolves around the Earth around its equator. From the equator it passes directly over the poles for about a month and is visible only near the horizon.

Earth’s best natural satellite, the Moon is the 6th largest moon in Earth’s orbit and the 5th largest in the Sun, after Io, Callisto and Ganymede on Jupiter and Titan on Saturn.

The then-full moon, called the “Buck Moon,” will occur at 6:17 a.m. EDT on Sunday, July 21, 2024, and will be fully noticeable at that speed at moonrise.

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