|
Credit & Copyright: Antoni Zegarski
Explanation:
Did you see the full moon last month?
During every month, on average, a
full moon occurs in the skies over
planet Earth.
This is because
the Moon takes a
month
to complete another orbit around our
home planet,
goes through all of its
phases, and once
again has its entire
Earth-facing half lit by reflected sunlight.
Many indigenous cultures give each full moon a name, and this past full moon's
names include the Ice Moon, the Stay at Home Moon, and the Quiet Moon.
Occurring in January on the
modern western calendar,
several cultures have also named the most recent full moon the
Wolf Moon, in honor of the
famous howling animal.
Featured here above the Italian
Alps mountains,
this past
Wolf Moon was captured in combined long and short exposure images.
The image is
striking
because, to some,
the surrounding clouds appear as a wolf's mouth ready to swallow the
Wolf Moon, while others see the Moon as a wolf's eye.
|
January February March April May |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: full moon
Publications with words: full moon
See also: