[에듀플러스]Last night, this year's first 'super moon' appeared

Supermoon can be seen behind the Poseidon temple near Athens, Greece on the 3rd. Yonhap News = Reuters

On the night of the 3rd, the first super moon of the year was observed around the world. This is the beginning of a supermoon that will light up the night sky this summer.

Space.com, a U.S. aerospace media outlet, said on the 3rd (local time) that this year's super moon will continue for the fourth consecutive time starting on the same day.

The next super door will be on August 1, and the super door will also appear on August 31 and September 29. The moon that rises on August 31 is also a “Blue Moon,” which refers to the full moon that rises twice a month.

The full moon in July was named “Buck Moon” by indigenous people in northeastern United States. This is because it is a time when the horns of a stag grow and take full shape.

It also has various names, such as “Thunder Moon,” which originated from the frequent thunder and lightning in early summer, and “Hay Moon,” which is based on the timing of manufacturing hay.

〈3rd Supermoon can be seen between transmission towers in Aceh, Indonesia. Yonhap News = AFP〉

〈Supermoon is visible above Stonehenge in London, UK on the 3rd. Stonehenge U.K. Twitter

〈Supermoon is visible in Rome, Italy on the 3rd. Astronomer Gianluca Masie broadcast the Supermoon live. Virtual Telescope Project YouTube Capture〉

Super moons, on the other hand, arise because the moon's orbit around the earth is elliptical. Supermoon is observed at the point closest to the Earth. Usually, it refers to a month that looks 17% larger and 30% brighter than the smallest month in a year. Like this year, last year's super moon continued for four consecutive months from May to August.

Staff Reporter Seo, Heewon shw@etnews.com