Lubovna Full Moon
Explanation:
On July 13 this well-planned telephoto view recorded a Full Moon
rising over
Lubovna Castle in eastern Slovakia.
The photographer was about 3 kilometers from the castle walls and
about 357,000 kilometers from this
Full Moon near perigee, the closest
point in its elliptical orbit.
Known to some as supermoons, full moons near perigee
are a little brighter and
larger in planet Earth's sky when
compared to full moons that occur near the
average lunar distance
of around 384,000 kilometers.
Of course any
Full Moon near the horizon
can show the effects of
refraction over a long sight-line through dense clear atmosphere.
In this image, atmospheric refraction creates the slight green flash
framed by thin clouds near the top, with a ragged
red rim along the bottom edge of
July's
perigee Full Moon.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
