Astronomy:Strawberry Supermoon
A Strawberry Supermoon is a full moon with a pinkish color (known as a Strawberry moon) and happens when the moon is at its closest distance to earth (known as a Supermoon).[1][2]
Background
Strawberry Moon
A Strawberry Moon happens in the month of June’s full moon. It is also known as honey moon and rose moon. The moon will have a pinkish color, but this is not why the name was given. The name was given by the Algonquin Native American tribe in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada, which describes the short strawberry harvesting season in the region.[2][3]
Supermoon
Full moons (or new moons) happen every every 29.5 days, but Supermoons are rarer and occur only when the moon closely coincides with the perigee, which is when the moon is at its closest distance to Earth.[2][4] Supermoons appear bigger and more luminous than the “ordinary” full moons. They are 6.9% larger and 16% brighter.[4]
2022 Strawberry Supermoon
On 13 June 2022 a Strawberry Supermoon occurred. It was fullest on 14 June 2022 at 11:52 UTC and was visible until 15 June 2022.[5][4] At around 7:24 p.m. EST, the moon came within 222,238 miles (357,658 kilometers) of Earth (about 16,000 miles closer than its average distance) and could be about 7 percent larger and 15 percent brighter than a regular full moon.[2]
The Virtual Telescope Project in Ceccano, Italy was to host a free livestream of the phenomenon, but cloudy weather forced a cancelation.[6]
Past Strawberry Supermoons
- June 24, 2021[7]
References
- ↑ "What Is a Supermoon?" (in en). https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The strawberry supermoon will brighten skies this week" (in en-US). Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/10/supermoon-strawberry-full-moon-june/.
- ↑ Brandon Specktor published (2022-06-09). "Watch a glorious 'Strawberry Supermoon' burst into the sky on June 14" (in en). https://www.livescience.com/strawberry-moon-june-2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Full Moon in June 2022: Strawberry Supermoon" (in en). https://starwalk.space/en/news/full-moon-june-2022.
- ↑ "Strawberry supermoon to appear Sunday night" (in en). 2022-06-12. https://www.wesh.com/article/strawberry-supermoon-appearance/40262812.
- ↑ "Strawberry supermoon: How to watch June's full moon rise online for free" (in en). 2022-06-11. https://www.space.com/strawberry-supermoon-june-full-moon-2022-webcast.
- ↑ Rice, Doyle. "How to watch the last – and most adorably named – supermoon of 2021 in Tennessee" (in en-US). https://www.tennessean.com/story/weather/2021/06/24/what-is-strawberry-supermoon-how-to-watch-tennessee-2021/5333953001/.
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