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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Волчья Луна http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1255638/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Göran Strand
Explanation:
A Full Moon rising
can be a dramatic celestial
sight, and
Full Moons can have many names.
Captured on January 8 from Ötersund, Sweden, this
evocative
moonrise portrait might make you feel the cold
of winter in the north.
If you can also imagine wolves howling in the distance then
you probably understand why Native Americans
would have called it the Wolf Moon, their
traditional name for
the first Full Moon in January.
The photographer reports that no wolves were heard
though, as he watched this beautiful Full Moon rise in
fading light over the eastern horizon,
echoing
the yellow color of the
setting Sun.
Of course, due this year on February 7, the next Full Moon will be
the Snow Moon.
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Robert Nemiroff
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