Last night, the “Hunter’s Moon” signifying the time of year when Indigenous people would stock up on food for winter. The Moon lower on the horizon results in an orange color due to it’s light being scattered by particles in Earth’s atmosphere. 10-28-2023 Palm Springs California
At it’s closest to the Earth in it’s elliptical orbit, the Moon is called a Super Moon. Here at an approximate distance of 222,400 miles. This is also the second full moon within a single calendar month, which is called a Blue Moon. Last night in Palm Springs California 08-30-2023.
Video of last night’s Super Moon 07-02-2023. A Super Moon is when the Moon moves in it’s orbit closer in distance to the Earth. Here at approximately 225,000 miles. Palm Springs California.
Full Moon photographed last night 06-03-2023. Known as the Strawberry Moon, a name that originated with the Lakota, Ojibwa, and Algonquin peoples related to the timing of the blooming of strawberry plants.
The last full Moon of the year 2020, photographed December 29. Known as the “Cold Moon” because it occurs in the Winter of December. The camera was a Fujifilm X-H1 and the XF100-400 lens.
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