more "giant full moon" For 2022 he looks down at Earth’s sky in a few days

The evening of Thursday, August 11, witnessed the appearance of the fourth and last giant moon of the year, known in some parts of the world as the “sturgeon moon”.

The August Full Moon is also known as the Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon, and even the Red Moon.

The full moon is expected to reach its peak at 9:36 pm EDT (0:36 GMT) when it is high in the sky, but will appear larger as it rises in the east at sunset.

According to NASA, the name “sturgeon moon” comes from the Algonquian Indian tribes, who noticed that sturgeons were easier to catch at this time of year.

This full moon will be the last giant moon in 2022. A giant moon occurs when a full moon coincides with its arrival at the closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit around our planet, which is known as perigee.

A supermoon can appear 14 to 30 percent brighter than a full moon at its apogee, the point at which the moon is at its furthest distance from Earth in its orbit.

Notably, this next giant full moon will peak one day after the Moon reaches perigee, which will occur on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 10th.

The moon will be full from Wednesday to Friday. Therefore, it will be a hindrance for amateur astronomers to observe other celestial phenomena, since the peak of the full moon on August 11 coincides with the Perseid meteor shower, which is one of the best meteor showers of the year. The event is caused by the passage of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle through the Earth, which takes 133 years to orbit the Sun.

The Pershaway meteor shower is expected to peak on August 13, but will remain active until September 1.

Source: Independent

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