A bigger and brighter moon. If you raise your head this Monday, July 3 at nightfall, you will be able to observe an exceptional phenomenon: for the first time in this year 2023, a supermoon will be observable, tells us Le Parisien. This is a phenomenon that occurs three or four times a year at most.
To be able to observe our natural satellite in such a light, two conditions must be cumulatively met: “A supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the moment when the Moon comes closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit, a point called perigee. This Monday, July 3, the Moon will be 20,000 kilometers closer than usual. No need to worry, there is no risk of collision: it will still be more than 360,000 kilometers away from the blue planet.
This supermoon – scientifically named “perigee-syzygia” – is this year called the Deer Supermoon. The reason is simple: it appears in July, the time of year when male deer spread their antlers. It can also be called the “salmon moon” because July is the month when these fish come up.