It’s the Micro Flower Moon! 🌼
The smallest full moon of the year is glowing tonight — don’t miss it! 🌕
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Happy Space Science Saturday!
Have you ever heard of a Micromoon? Because the Moon orbits Earth on an elliptical path, its distance from us varies at different times. When it is farthest from us, it is called apogee; and when it is nearest, it is called perigee. The Micromoon, also called a Minimoon or Apogee Moon, occurs when a New Moon or Full Moon happens at apogee.

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What Is a Micromoon?

A Micro Moon is when a Full Moon or a New Moon coincides with apogee, the point in the Moon's orbit farthest away from Earth. It's also known as Micro Full Moon, Micro New Moon, and Apogee Moon.

Figure in a Landscape, by Micro Moon

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if full moon is near #perigee (earth close) it's a "#supermoon" - 14% bigger & 30% brighter than "#micromoon" near #apogee (earth far).

#fullmoonfacts #astronomy #moonfacts

This full Moon above the trees is known as the Snow Moon or Micro Moon. We could call it the Wind Moon in Montana and Wyoming this weekend... hang on, everyone!

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #Moon #SnowMoon #MicroMoon #WindMoon #photography #snow #wind #space #astronomy #Friday #weekend #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx

#SnowMoon is the traditional name for February's #FullMoon (NA and EU), and will be viewable on 2/24.

It will also be the first #Micromoon of the year.

Please enjoy this "Snowy Moon" until then.🌕🦉✨

#Owl #SnowyOwl #Moon #Borb

Yule to Imbolc in stitch format. I’ve done a full year of these now, taking a tiny break to consider what I’ll do next. Maybe one big year long project? Now I’m off out to see if I can see the Snow Moon 🌝 . #imbolc #embroidery #stitch-journal #micromoon

Tonight is the first #FullMoon of 2023 - it's also a #micromoon (at full #apogee approx. 252,600 miles away!) See below for more information of this year's #WolfMoon

To my fellow #MN #Pagan & #Wiccan friends - don't go dancing #skyclad outdoors tonight ... unless you're just running nekkid between a hot tub or sauna!

https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-january

Wolf Moon: Full Moon in January 2025

The full Wolf Moon rises on Monday, January 13, 2025! Learn when, where, and how to see the January full Moon.

Almanac.com