The super blue moon — one of the biggest and brightest of the year — rose on August 30; Inspiring sky watchers around the world to reach out to their cameras and snap some amazing pictures.
The last blue supermoon in 14 years has risen above the eastern horizon in the constellation of Aquarius after sunset tonight at around 7:10 p.m. EDT (2310 GMT). Then it will set just before sunrise on Thursday, August 31 around 06:46 a.m. EDT (1046 GMT).
The last full moon is referred to as a blue moon It is a word that can represent one of two things: either the third full moon in a season with four full moons; Or, more commonly, the second of two full moons that fall in one calendar month. Like the previous full moon on August 1, this blue moon wasSupermoon It is a common term referring to a full moon that occurs when our natural satellite is closest to the moon Land Which makes it look a little bigger and brighter in the sky.
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Here we have collected some of the best Super Blue Moon images from around the world.
Below, a giant blue moon rises over the Temple of Apollo in ancient Corinth, Greece.
Full moon over the Temple of Apollo, Greece. (Photo: Valerie Gachy/AFP via Getty Images)
Giant blue moon rising behind the Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, UK
The Super Blue Moon rises behind the Royal Liver Building and Liver Bird statues on August 30, 2023, in Liverpool, UK. (Photo credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
amateur photographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Giant blue moon rising over Kolkata, India. (Image credit: Soumyadip Mukherjee)
“As for the moonrise photo, I planned it earlier with the help of a photo planning app, however, I wasn’t sure about the weather.” Mukherjee told Space.com in an email. “It turned out to be a bit foggy with scattered clouds, but I was glad I got to take the picture.”
The giant blue moon shines alongside Saturn (left). (Image credit: Soumyadip Mukherjee)
“As for the Moon and Saturn photo, it wasn’t to plan. The sky was still cloudy, but this time, it was actually helped by the soft glow of the Moon and Saturn.” Mukherjee continued.
In the dramatic image below, the rare blue moon is visible behind the ‘Victorious’ (‘Pobednik’ in Serbian) monument in Belgrade, Serbia.
The giant blue moon rises behind the Victorious Monument, Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo: Andrej Isakovich/AFP via Getty Image)
A giant blue moon looks delightful as it rises behind the “Tianjin Eye” ferris wheel on August 30, 2023, in Tianjin, China.
Full moon behind the Ferris wheel of the “Tianjin Eye” in China. (Photo: Jia Tianyung/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
In the image below, a giant blue moon rises over the Statue of Liberty in New York, United States
Full Moon and Statue of Liberty, New York, USA (Photo: Fatih Aktaş/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Below is a stunning time-lapse image captured by Sergio Conceicao, showing the super blue moon over Joruminha Castle, in Alentejo, Portugal.
“For many years, the castle was deserted, and some parts of the monument even collapsed,” Conceicao told Space.com in an email.
Conceiçao started planning this photo about a year ago. The interval was generated at an interval of 2.5 minutes.
“In honor of the monument and also of all those who contributed to its restoration, this image could have been created,” Conceicao continued.
Giant blue moon over Joruminha Castle, Alentejo, Portugal. (Image credit: Sergio Conceicao)
In the image below, the full moon rises above buildings in Havana, Cuba.
Giant blue moon over Havana, Cuba. (Photo: YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
The giant blue moon as seen in the sky above the Albert Hall Museum, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Giant blue moon over the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur, India. (Photo credit: Vishal Bhatnagar/NoorPhoto via Getty Images)
Baseball fans will enjoy this photo of Alex Cobb #38 hitting the San Francisco Giants as he tackles the Cincinnati Reds, in the fifth inning at Oracle Park on August 29, 2023.
An almost full moon over the baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds. (Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
The Super Blue Moon also visited the Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes to PayPal Park on August 30, 2023, in San Jose, California, United States.
Super Blue Moon, PayPal Park on August 30, 2023, in San Jose, California, US (Photo credit: John Todd/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
José Zarcos Palma captured this stunning composite image of a blue supermoon over Mina Es Domingos, Mertola, Portugal.
Palma told Space.com that he set two personal requirements for this photo:
1. A subject that comes to the fore in this case, the small village.
2. A less distracting middle ground theme in this case is windmills and the moon as the main theme covering most of the background.
“After local research, using Google Earth and planning to shoot with Photo Pills, I came up with this image that captures the beauty of this outstanding astronomical event,” Palma told Space.com in an email.
Moon shots were combined and blended with the foreground using Photoshop and the foreground image was taken later.
Super blue moon over Mina Es Domingos, Mertola, Portugal. (Image credit: Jose Zarcos Palma)
Below, the rare supermoon rises over the Rocca Vecchia tower in Rocca Vecchia, Lecce, Italy, on August 30, 2023.
Giant blue moon over Rocca Vecchia, Italy. (Photo credit: Manuel Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Below, the full moon rises over the 15th of July Martyrs Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge) in Istanbul, Turkey.
The giant blue moon over the 15th of July Martyrs Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge), Turkey. (Photo credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images))
A giant blue moon behind a Ferris wheel at Stokes Hill Wharf in the Northern Territory capital of Darwin, Australia.
Super Blue Moon and Ferris Wheel, Darwin, Australia. (Photo credit: David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
The full moon shines in the sky over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The giant blue moon over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Istanbul, Türkiye. (Image credit: Blue Moon rising behind a ferris wheel located at Stokes Hill Wharf in the Northern Territory capital of Darwin on the A)
A rare full moon shines brightly over the Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, California, USA
Super Blue Moon and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA (Photo credit: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A giant blue moon appears from behind the Giza pyramids in Egypt on August 31.
Giant blue moon and the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. (Photo: Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
If all this full moon The content has inspired you to take a more in-depth moonlight tour of our rocky companion The ultimate guide to observing the moon It will help you plan your next skywatching venture whether it is exploring lunar seas, mountainous terrain, or the many craters that cover the landscape. You can also find out where astronauts, rovers and landers have ventured using our site Apollo Landing Site Observation Handbook .
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