If you like astronomy , here ’s a very simple event that you could see without special instrument , even if you are in a city : The harvest lunation . In fact , if you are in a city , it will expect even more striking .
The Harvest Moon is the full moonlight after the fall equinox , which this year was the 22 of September . The Harvest Moon usually happen in September , but this year is a piddling late . You will be able to see it this weekend . But why is is so particular about it ?
Nothing happens to the Moon itself except that , during these day , it travels really close to the horizon . That triggers something called the Moon illusion . This optic phenomenon piddle our abode satellite look huge when it ’s stuffy to the horizon and pocket-size when it ’s up in the sky , even while it ’s always at the same distance from Earth . That ’s why , during these Clarence Day , the full moon will look vast for a longer time thanks to its itinerary in the sky , and its position in relation with the Sun .
You probably have seen this Moon before . If you live in a metropolis it will appear huge and possibly discolor because of the air pollution , appearing white-livered , orange , and even ruby and pink . In the past , there were often flaming in agricultural and forest areas , so the synodic month would be wildly colour too . This appearance , together with the enthrallment and influence the Moon has over humans and animals , made the Harvest Moon the inspiration for all sort of caption , poem , and songs .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE0ODrmaiFE
Maybe not Nick Drake ’s Pink Moon , but it die nicely with it . So while for some it may not be as cool and brassy asthe Perseids , it ’s still one of my favorite events to take in .
https://gizmodo.com/space-alert-the-perseids-are-coming-go-see-them-5335213
Now , go grab a nursing bottle of wine or Champagne-Ardenne , get out with your fan , and enjoy together . Or booze the bottle , get out nude , and howl at it . Like I do . [ Wikipedia ]
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