Composite image of the rising of the Full Moon on Easter eve, Saturday, March 31, 2018, on a very cold night with lots of snow still on the ground in Alberta, Canada. So this is more a winter Moon than a spring one. This is the paschal Moon, the one that defines the date of Easter, being the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox. The first Sunday after that Full Moon, in this case the next day, is Easter Sunday. This was also a blue Moon as this was the second Full Moon of March, and it was the second blue Moon of 2018, as there was one in January as well. Note how the Moon changes colour as it rises and climbs above the absorption from the atmosphere that tints the Moon red on the horizon. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / VWPics / Alan Dyer |
Taille de l’image : | 5118 px × 3487 px |
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Property Release : | Non requis |
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