Full Moon of Spring
Explanation:
From home this Full Moon
looked
bright.
Around our fair planet it rose as the Sun set on April 7/8, the first
Full Moon after the
vernal equinox and
the start of northern hemisphere spring.
April's
full lunar phase was
also near perigee,
the closest point in the Moon's elliptical orbit.
In fact, it was nearer perigee than any other Full Moon of 2020
making it the
brightest
Full Moon
of the year.
To create the visual experience a range of
exposures were blended to capture the emerging
foreground foliage
and bright lunar disk.
The hopefull image of spring was recorded from a home garden
in skies over
Chongqing, China.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
