How to meet the biggest "Super Moon" in 2022?Huazhong Astronomy Expert tells you

Jimu Journalist Li Bansong

Correspondent Jia Frei

Intern Fang Xinyu Zhang Shengyan

Many people still remember the "Super Moon" on June 14. According to the Wuyang Tianxiang Museum in Guangzhou, in the early morning of July 14, the "largest full moon" this year is about to appear in the night sky. This will be the largest "super moon" in 2022 and can be seen all over China. It is expected that it will be the best viewing time from the evening of July 13th to the early morning of 14.

Beijing astronomical enthusiast Tang Bo's "second largest full moon" in Beijing on March 10, 2020

Jimu Journalist interviewed associate professor Wang Kai at the Department of Astronomy of Huazhong University of Science and Technology to take you to analyze the cause of this astronomical phenomenon and how to meet the largest "super moon" in 2022. Associate Professor Wang Kai said that the high moon horizontal height is low and can be taken in combination with the scene. Especially at the moment of the month, you can see the golden round moon, which is very magnificent.

How to produce super moon

According to Associate Professor Wang Kai of the Department of Astronomy of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the orbit where the moon is running around Earth is an ellipse. The closest point is called near the place. The relative position of the moon, we will see different moon phases. When the earth is located between the moon and the sun, we can see the entire moon part of the sun that is directly shot by the sun. This month is "full moon", also known as "Wang". If the moon runs near the nearby place and coincides with the full moon, the visual moon looks big and round. We vividly call it "Super Moon", and astronomy is called "Near the Moon". Conversely, if the moon is in a distance and coincides with the full moon, it is called "minimum moon" or "far away from the moon".

Beijing astronomical enthusiast Tang Bo's "largest full moon" in Beijing on April 8, 2020

"In short, the super moon refers to the full moon near the place. Visually, the super moon is about 14%larger than the minimum moon diameter, and the area is about 30%. In the full moon in 12 or 13, there are usually 3 or 4 super moon that can be classified as generally defined. "Wang Kai said.

How to observe

According to Wang Kai, because the moon is at nearly place and the full moon is usually not strict, the different super moon we see will be slightly different. For example, in the full moon on June 14 this year, we observed the super moon. "On the evening of July 13th, at the full moon of the super moon, the moon was closer to the earth, so the largest super moon this year will appear." Wang Kai emphasized.

Wang Jiayu, a member of Xingyun Society, Zhongguancun Second Primary School, Beijing, "Super Moon" filmed on June 14, 2022

Wang Kai added that the theoretical strict full moon appeared in the early morning of the 14th and only continued for a moment. Combined with the work and rest of most people, the best observation time is the evening of the 13th. At this time, the super moon is very close to the full moon. It is difficult to distinguish the difference in the naked eye.

(Picture source: Xinhua News Agency)

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