A date with the stars that you cannot miss. After the “Super Strawberry Moon” in June and then the “Super Thunder Moon” last July, a new “Super Moon” will appear overhead on the night of Thursday to Friday.
But what do we mean by “supermoon”? The term “large moon” it was invented by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 to describe this phenomenon which is quite simple to understand.
The lunar orbit is not perfect, that is, the distance between the Moon and the Earth is not fixed: it can range between approximately 405,000 and 355,000 kilometers. When Earth’s only natural satellite is closest to it, it’s called a “supermoon” or, to put it more scientifically, “perigee-syzygy.” The Moon will then be larger and brighter than usual.
The “sturgeon supermoon”
The phenomenon is not extremely rare as it can occur several times during a year. But this is the last one of the year 2022, and it also has the right to a nickname – the “sturgeon supermoon”.
A randomly chosen name? No way. As the American channel explains CBSIt was at this favorable time of year that various Native American tribes settled around the Great Lakes of North America and fished.
However, it is not necessary to travel to the United States to enjoy the show in better conditions: it is simply advisable to get away from light pollution and take binoculars or a telescope to better observe the “supermoon”, which will reach its peak at 3:00 p.m. 36 am Especially since it will not be the only astronomical phenomenon that marks tonight: there will also be the Perseids, a meteor shower that is observed every year between July and August.
Source: BFM TV
