The full moon this Wednesday, June 14, has left spectacular images in practically every corner of the world. There are many who have sought high places and clear of pollution to observe one of the most special moons of the year, known as “strawberry supermoon“. This is a phenomenon that makes the satellite appear larger and brighter than usual.
The strawberry supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the satellite’s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, a point known as perigee.
The supermoon from Croatia
The supermoon is not an official astronomical term, but it is normally used to describe a full moon – like the one on Wednesday, June 14 – that is at least 90% perigee, a maximum approach that will occur tonight at 01:24 peninsular hours, as explained by the US agency NASA on its website.
Strawberry Supermoon from Baghdad 
Supermoons only occur three to four times a year and it was in 1979 that the American astrologer Richard Nolle coined the name; This predicted that in 2011 there would be a supermoon, the largest, with an increase in earthquakes, which did not happen.
The full moon this June 14 from Desden, Germany 
NASA explains that in the 1930s, the Maine Farmer’s Almanac (USA) began publishing Native American names for full moons. According to this calendar, the Algonquian tribes of what is now the northeastern United States called this the Strawberry Moon, a name that comes from the relatively short season for strawberry harvest in the region.
The supermoon from Rome 
The name, however, does not necessarily imply that the Moon is red, although it can have a reddish color when it rises or sets and be brighter, says NASA, adding that an old European name for this moon is the Moon of mead or honey, or Luna Rosa.
The supermoon over Marseille, France 
The average distance between our satellite and our planet is 384,402 kilometers. When there is perigee the Moon is about 356,000 kilometers away and when there is apogee (farthest point) about 406,000.
The supermoon from Frankfurt, Germany 
View of the last full moon of this spring, a supermoon known as “strawberry supermoon”, today Tuesday in Alcalá de Henares 
View of the last full moon of this spring, also known as “the strawberry moon”, next to Torre da Pena, 
View of the last full moon of this spring, a supermoon known as “strawberry supermoon”, today Tuesday in Alcalá de Henares 