July’s Buck Supermoon will shine on an online show from Rome, and you can watch it for free.
Weather permitting, the Virtual Telescope Project will begin its live broadcast on Wednesday (July 13) at 4pm EDT (1900 GMT), allowing you to watch the third of four supermoons followed. You can look on the project website (opens in a new tab) or here at Space.com.
“We will admire our satellite rising above the horizon of Rome, the Eternal City, hanging over its legendary monuments,” wrote the project’s founder, Gianluca Masi. in a statement (opens in a new tab).
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The Buck Moon will be the closest supermoon of 2022. In general, a supermoon is a full moon that is close to its closest approach to Earth in its orbit, known as perigee. (The moon will appear slightly larger and brighter in the sky, although it is difficult to detect the difference with the naked eye.)
Although definitions of “supermoon” vary, NASA eclipse observer Fred Espena counts Full moon of July like the third of four supermoons in a row. In New York City, you can see the almost complete set around 4:55 a.m. local time on July 13, according to timeanddate.com, and the slightly waning moon will rise again at 9 p.m.
The strawberry supermoon rises behind the Artemis 1 moon rocket on June 14, 2022. (Image credit: NASA / Ben Smegelsky)
Spectators looking for the full moon in person will enjoy a slightly better view of their craters and mountains with binoculars or a telescope. It’s a good time to look at the supermoon, as the full moon tends to eliminate the faintest targets in the sky, such as galaxies o nebulae.
If you want to photograph the moon, check out ours best cameras for astrophotography i best lenses for astrophotography. Also read our guide how to photograph the moon with a Camera for some helpful tips for planning your lunar photo shoot.
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