LAST night's Supermoon, left people in the city gazing in awe, this amazing photo shows July's Buck Moon shining over Salisbury Cathedral in all its glory.
The absolutely beautiful celestial occurrence happened last night, Monday, July 4, and left residents in the city astounded as they looked at the night sky.
This incredible photo was taken by Salisbury Journal Camera Club member Paul Zinger Harwood, aka CoolZing Photography.
SEE ALSO: Strawberry Moon - June's full moon pictured over Salisbury
According to NASA, this full moon will be making an appearance in the sky for up to three days.
A Buck Moon is closer than normal in its orbit around the Earth.
This is due to the fact that the Moon's orbit is not a perfect circle thanks to the Earth's gravitational pull, rather it is elliptical, like an elongated circle or oval.
A supermoon happens when the Moon is at the closest point to Earth in its orbit and also in its full Moon phase.
According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the full Moon in July is called the Buck Moon because the antlers of male deer (bucks) are in full-growth mode at this time.
Bucks shed and regrow their antlers each year, producing a larger and more impressive set as the years go by.
Several other names for this month’s Moon also reference animals, including Feather Moulting Moon (Cree) and Salmon Moon, a Tlingit term indicating when fish returned to the area and were ready to be harvested.
The next full moon will be in August, and is known as the Sturgeon Moon.
It is expected to reach its peak on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel