Do not forget tonight’s Perigee Moon (the very best for this yr, 14, July 2022)

Full Moon July 14 05:00 AEST. perigee July 13 19:00 (-9h, closest this yr)	Full Moon December 8 14:00 AEST  Moon at apogee twelfth +3d20h

July 14 is the very best perigee Full Moon this yr. The variations are in Full Moon measurement are delicate, particularly in the event you evaluate tonight’s Full Moon with the June 15 Full Moon which was additionally a perigee Full Moon.  

It requires a eager eye and good reminiscence to tell apart a perigee “tremendous” Moon from extra strange moons, the very best distinction is with the apogee “mini” moon of December 8, although this isn’t a superb apogee Moon). 

That does not imply you should not attempt although. Daniel Fischer has been in a position to see the distinction, you may learn
his account and viewing suggestions right here
http://earthsky.org/house/can-you-discern-supermoons-large-size-with-the-eye-an-observer-says-yes

Photographing them may be extra rewarding. You may see photographs of perigee Moon and apogee Moon pairs from 21 Jan 2019 right here and 10 August 2014 right here.Ideas for photographing them are right here.

A full Moon at perigee has been referred to as a “Tremendous Moon“, this isn’t an astronomical time period (the astronomical time period is perigee syzygy, however that does not journey off the tongue so properly), however an astrological one first coined in 1979 (see right here).

Nonetheless, it’s a good excuse to get individuals out and searching on the Moon (though technically the Moon was full at 5 am this morning and largest because it was closest to perigee which occurred at 7 pm on the thirteenth, however the sky was lined in cloud then, it would nonetheless look good tonight).
 

Labels: astrophotography, Moon, perigee, unaided eye

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 6:07 pm