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The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). [3] This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth—the near side —is completely sunlit and appears as an ...
Sturgeon. Sturgeon (from Old English styrġa ultimately from Proto-Indo-European * str̥ (Hx)yón - [1]) is the common name for the 28 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier acipenseriform fish, which date back to the Early Jurassic ...
A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee —the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit —resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. [1] The technical name is a perigee syzygy (of the Earth–Moon–Sun system) or a full (or new) Moon ...
August 18, 2024 at 9:40 AM. iStock. August’s full moon is about to swim into view—it’s the Sturgeon Full Moon! If its moniker sounds a little fishy to you, don’t worry, you’ll be hooked ...
August 16, 2024 at 9:23 AM. August's full moon is called a sturgeon moon and before you ask, no, it won't look like a fish. Even so, it will be special. Monday night's full moon will be a super ...
This year, the sturgeon moon is positioned as a full moon in Aquarius, an Air sign and the 11th zodiac on the wheel. It’s on the opposite Axis from the fire sign, Leo. "This means that both ...
When is August 2024's full moon? The moon will reach its peak fullness at 2:26 p.m. EDT on Monday. Here in the U.S., it will be below the horizon at that time. But the moon will look plenty full ...
The South Pole–Aitken basin (SPA Basin, / ˈeɪtkɪn /) is an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly 2,500 km (1,600 mi) in diameter and between 6.2 and 8.2 km (3.9–5.1 mi) deep, it is one of the largest known impact craters in the Solar System. It is the largest, oldest, and deepest basin recognized on the Moon. [1]