Did you see the “Harvest Moon?” Perhaps the year’s most famous full Moon, our natural satellite wowed luna-lovers and photographers around the world these past few nights—and here’s the proof.
Turning full at 19:55 EDT on September 20, 2021, the “Harvest Moon” is so-called because it once helped farmers bring in harvested crops late into the night.
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: The Harvest Moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty before sunrise on ... [+]
The famous full Moon of September was immortalised in modern memory by Neil Young’s beautiful single in 1992. His song has since been covered by dozens of singers, including Rufus Wainwright.
This month’s “Harvest Moon” was the final full Moon of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer and occurred just two days before the fall or autumnal equinox.
The full moon, also known as the harvest moon, rises above Birmingham. Picture date: Monday ... [+]
It’s actually that precise timing that earns it the coveted name; whichever full Moon occurs closest to equinox gets the title “Harvest Moon.”
The Moon is one of the great unifying constants of life on Earth; it controls the tides, the light at night and—some would say—our sleep patterns.
WEST ORANGE, NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: A 98.8 percent Harvest Moon rises behind midtown Manhattan, One ... [+]
Perhaps it’s because we can’t always see it that the Moon remains mysterious. It’s also hugely impactful; if you caught it at moonrise these past couple of nights you will have noticed its fleeting orangey, yellowy colors as it rose, before it reverted to bright, white and almost too glareful to look at.
The physics behind the color of a moonrise is explained by Rayleigh scattering. The oxygen and nitrogen molecules in Earth’s atmosphere are narrower than the wavelength of red light, so red light passes through while blue light doesn’t.
FALMOUTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Swimmers takes to the sea to swim under the Harvest Moon on ... [+]
The remaining full Moons of the years are October 20’s “Hunter’s Moon, ” November 19’s “Beaver Moon” and December 18’s “Cold Moon.”
November’s full Moon will be the pick of the bunch for the “Beaver Moon” will be partially eclipsed by Earth.
The full moon known as the Harvest moon rises over Whitby harbour, in Whitby, England, Monday, Sept. ... [+]
Visible from North and South America, northern Europe, east Asia, Australia and the Pacific, observers will see 97% of the Moon turn a reddish color over about three and a half hours.
That “Half-Blood Beaver Moon” will be something special, but it’s always hard to beat the romance of a “Harvest Moon.”
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
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2021-09-22 02:00:00Z
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