The term “supermoon” was first coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle and refers to “a New or Full Moon that occurs with the Moon at or near (within 90 percent) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. ” It is when the moon is at its biggest and brightest. Thursday’s supermoon was a marginal supermoon and is the third closest full moon of the year after the June and July supermoons. Although it may be a bronze medal in the supermoon, it was still very beautiful. The Sturgeon Moon overlapped with the Perseid meteor shower, but it still wowed viewers who turned out in droves from Thursday night into Saturday morning. The Sturgeon Moon was named after the Algonquin Native tribes who, according to the Maine Farmer’s Almanac, referred to the August full moon as the Sturgeon Moon after the fish that were easier to catch in the Great Lakes and other slow bodies of water. summer. Check out these details. Credit: Getty Images: NurPhoto / Affiliate The Sturgeon moon creeps over the horizon in Italy. Credit: Getty Images: NurPhoto / Affiliate Sturgeon Moon with fireworks in Edinburgh. Credit: Getty Images: Jane Barlow – PA Images / Contributor Enough! Credit: Getty Images: NurPhoto / Affiliate
