The Deer Supermoon is one of the most anticipated phenomena of the year. Source: Javier Belver / EFE
It was highly anticipated and Deer supermoonthe most important astronomical phenomenon of the month arrived this July 13, 2022. And its spectacular images amaze the whole world.
A brighter and bigger moon, it can seem even 7% more than the others, lights up the skies and everyone is talking about it. It forms at the perigee and is located 357,418 kilometers from planet Earth.
According to POTthis deer supermoon will last from this Tuesday until the early hours of Friday the 15th and its highest point will be Wednesday 13th July at 2:48 pm, but will only be fully visible in North America until moonrise.
Now you can enjoy the most spectacular images of the incredible phenomenon that hit after the lunar eclipse last May and on Supermoon of strawberries June, broadcast on CNN.
Stag party supermoon over the Chephren Pyramid (Chephren) in the Pyramid Necropolis of Giza in Egypt on July 12, 2022. Photo: AFP via Getty
The Superluna is so named because it appears during the time of year when male deer grow new antlers in the Northern Hemisphere.
How to best see the Superluna of the deer
Like all full moons, its spectacle transcends borders and will be visible from anywhere on the planet.
But a clear sky and little light pollution will be indispensable conditions to be able to admire it in all its splendor.
Its craters, mountains and other formations can be appreciated with the help of binoculars and a little patience. And with the naked eye you will be able to see the plateaus and plains of the lunar surface, which can take on certain shapes with cultural meanings.
Stag party supermoon in an abandoned amusement park near al-Nayrab, a devastated city in Syria. Photo: AFP via Getty
Behind a building under construction in the capital of Cyprus. Photo: AFP via Getty
Because it is called Luna Full of Cervo other names
Its name of Deer Supermoon is due to the fact that it appears during the season of the year when, in the Northern Hemisphere, male deer grow new antlers, he describes National Geographic.
Some native communities inhabiting the United States called it as “Lunar thunder”because it usually appears in the season of severe summer storms.
Another name assigned is “Moon Salmon”, because a study published by Smithsonian magazine showed that schools of salmon swim faster and deeper during full moons, while lighting their way.
Stag party supermoon in the old city of Jerusalem, behind a cross in a church. Photo: AFP via Getty
Stag Supermoon in downtown Los Angeles, California. Photo: AFP via Getty
Finally, some rural communities refer to this astronomical phenomenon as “Hay Luna” as this plant is harvested and harvested during the summer and stored for the winter months.
Why Do Supermoons Occur?
A supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the satellite’s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, known as the lunar perigee.
According to NASA, this term was first coined in 1979 by the astrologer Riccardo Nolleand is characterized by not being able to see each other more than three or four times a year.
Stag party supermoon in Mecca, California, in the midst of a drought in the United States. Photo: Getty Images
Image taken from the city of Logroño of what is known in the area as the “Supermoon of the Deer”. Photo: EFE
Source: Clarin
