Blue Moon

In the Georgia night sky was this incredibly big beautiful MOON! It definitely had a very positive effect on me!! Ooooowwwwww!!! We (every man,... more

by Art By ONYX

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Blue Moon

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Art By ONYX

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Photograph - Photography

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In the Georgia night sky was this incredibly big beautiful MOON! It definitely had a very positive effect on me!! Ooooowwwwww!!! We (every man, woman, child, beast' , insect, plant, flower... every living organism of earth) were greeted by the May - final super-moon of 2020! 😊💖

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The full moon in May is also known as the "flower moon", signifying the flowers that bloom during the month.

Other names for it include the hare moon, the corn-planting moon, and the milk moon, according to Royal Observatory Greenwich.

What is a super-moon?
A super-moon is a full moon or new moon that coincides with the point closest to Earth in its elliptic orbit. The term was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979. A super-moon is about 6% larger than a typical full moon and around 14% bigger than a micro-moon, which is when the moon is at its furthest point from Earth.

Greg Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory, said: "The moon's orbit around the Earth is not entirely circular, instead a slightly flattened circle or ellipse. As such, it is sometimes closer to and sometimes further away from the Earth.

"While definitions vary, a super-moon typically occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon being within the closest 10% of its orbit.”

The peak of the super-moon will take place on the morning of Thursday, 7 May

NASA said on its website: "The next full moon will be on Thursday morning, May 7, 2020, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 6:45 A.M. EDT.”

How can you see the super-moon?
The moon will appear quite low in the sky and will travel in a west-southwest direction, before setting at around 6:09 AM on Friday morning. However, the spectacle can also be witness online. A free YouTube stream from the Virtual Telescope Project will allow those stuck indoors because of lock-down to see it in the skies above Rome, Italy.

When will the next super-moon take place?
This event marks the third and final super-moon of the year. Greg Brown said: "Because of how the dynamics of orbits work, these usually occur in runs of two or three with longer gaps of several months between each set of super-moons.” The next super-moon will be visible in April 2021.

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May 20th, 2020