July 14, 2022

On the night of July 14, a supermoon was observed in the Chelyabinsk region. The moon approached the Earth at its minimum distance in 2022 and turned red.

– Supermoon is not an astronomical term, but a folk one. This night the moon will be quite bright and large. If the weather permits, it will be possible to see it,” Andrey Nikiforov, an employee of the Big Novosibirsk Planetarium, told our colleagues from NGS.RU. — The event itself marks the fact that the Moon passes the minimum distance from the Earth this year. it 357,264 kilometers.

This Wednesday evening, many of you were watching the reddish sky: the supermoon was clearly visible. The result of this phenomenon are magnificent shots that you sent to us via the orange Alert us button.

This photo of the supermoon was taken by Laurent, in his garden, in Pondrôme (Beauraing).

Bernard, a resident of Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, took out his camera for the occasion: “Attention, it is not the Eiffel Tower, but the pylon of Seraing. A hell of a good time that I was waiting for to be able to put the Moon right on the tip of the pylon“.

This scene, worthy of a painting, also impressed Eric, who took this shot in Boncelles (province of Liège): “In front of the work of a painter I would say: Bravo to the artist! In front of this panorama, I say: Thanks to the Creator. Super(be)moon” he said.

A supermoon is a full moon that appears 7% larger and 14% brighter than a regular full moon. This phenomenon occurs when the moon is at a minimum distance from the Earth. Since this celestial body revolves around our planet on an ellipse and not on a circle, the distance which separates them is not always the same.

When a supermoon occurs in July, it is called a “grain supermoon” because that is the time of year when the first grains can be harvested. It’s also dubbed the “Super Thunder Moon”, with July being one of the least hottest and stormiest months in the Northern Hemisphere.

Another supermoon occurred last month. It was a “strawberry supermoon” as it lit up the sky in June, when strawberries were harvested. The next and final supermoon of the year will light up the night sky on August 11.