Incredible phenomenon in the night sky. What the super-full moon in the world looked like

Recently, there is a fashion in the media to call the next full moon with terms derived from North American culture. June’s full moon is the Strawberry Moon. This is what the Algonquian tribes called it, referring to the fact that June was the strawberry harvesting season. Other names for June’s full moon are the Rose Moon or the Hot Moon.

Full moons can be observed on a regular basis approximately every 29.5 days and most people are well acquainted with this sight. However, the Moon’s orbit around the Earth is not circular, but elliptical. The average distance is 384 thousand. km, but the difference between the farthest point (apogee) and the closest point (perigee) is about 10%, which is quite a lot. As a result, the size of the Moon’s disk visible in the sky varies slightly, depending on the distance of this object from the Earth.

If there is a situation that the Moon – being full – is additionally near the perigee of its orbit, then it shines extremely bright. This situation is sometimes called a super full or super moon. The Silver Globe may then be up to 14 percent. bigger in the sky and shine up to 30 percent. brighter than if it was at its apogee.

Source: PAP, AFP, Onet