Hanoi (VNA) – Astronomy lovers in Vietnam are in an extremely favourable positionto observe the “super buck moon”, which will turnfull at 1:38 amon July 14 (Vietnam time).
This particular moon will look more beautiful than in countries in other continentsif it is observed in Vietnam.
July's full moon will once again bea supermoon, reaching its perigee or closest point to our planeton July 13, according to the website space.com.
The moon will officially reach its peak at 9 am (GMT) or 4pm(Vietnam time) on July 13. Ninehours and 38 minutes later, the moon will officially turn full.
At its closest point to the Earth, the biggest and brightestfull moon of theyear will be only 357,264 km from the Earth, so the moon will be spectacularlylarge.
The most valuable moment for observing this is at sunset. The opticalconditions will create the "moon illusion" phenomenon that makes themoon even bigger than it actually is.
Supermoon is not an orthodox astronomical term, but rather a kind of nicknamegiven by scientists to the appearance of unusually large moons. A supermoonoccurs when the full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth in its orbit./.
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