The moon rises behind the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Valletta, Malta – Photo: BBC
From dusk on the evening of August 1, the super moon was visible in many countries around the world with a larger size and brightness than the normal full moon.
Late at night, the Super Moon – also known as the Sturgeon Moon in North America – brilliantly lights up the night sky.
At dawn on August 2, the super moon reached its zenith. At this time, the distance between the Moon and the Earth is estimated to be 357,530 km, which is about 26,870 km closer to the average distance between the two celestial bodies.
invite you along young online Check out these beautiful photos of last night’s supermoon captured by photographers around the world:
The super moon is clearly visible at the central mosque in the Lebanese capital Beirut – Photo: Hassan Ammar
The Super Moon shines over the Colosseum, a famous landmark in the city of Rome (Italy) – Photo: Andrew Medichini
The beautiful bright moon rises from Pera Chorio hill on the island of Cyprus – Photo: Petros Karadzias
The bright moon shines on top of an abandoned old tank in the Judean Desert of Jericho on the West Bank – Photo: Mahmoud Illian
The super moon hides behind the famous Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey – Photo: Khalil Hamra
Supermoon “Urban”, captured in Baghdad, Iraq – Photo: Hadi Mizban
The super moon illuminates the arena of the thousands-year-old ancient Greek temple of Poseidon – Photo: AP
The Super Moon rises from behind the cable car over Sugar Loaf Mountain in the city of Rio, Brazil – Photo: Silvia Izquierdo
Mother and daughter watching the supermoon together in Berlin, Germany – Photo: Carsten Kohl
The full moon shines on distinctive buildings in Manhattan, New York, USA – Photo: Seth Wenig
The supermoon is captured in line with TV towers in Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province, China – Photo: BBC
there’s still a supermoon in august
If you missed watching the supermoon last night, astronomy lovers won’t regret it for a long time. The next full moon is also a super moon, falling on August 30, which is called a “blue moon” – a concept used for other super moons in the same calendar month.
The super moon on August 30 coincides with the Wu Lan festival and it promises to be “more epic” when the moon is currently only 357,344km from Earth.
Two supermoons occurring in the same calendar month are relatively rare. Experts estimate that it will take until 2037 for the world to record a calendar month with two such supermoons again.
There Are Two Super Moons in August
(TagstoTranslate)moon
