Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                              2019 September 13
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
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                               A Harvest Moon
           Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Jean-Francois Graffand

   Explanation: Famed in festival, story, and song the best known full
   moon is [5]the Harvest Moon. For northern hemisphere dwellers that's a
   traditional name of the closest full moon to the September equinox. In
   most North America time zones [6]this year's Harvest Moon will
   officially rise on Friday, September 13. In fact the same Harvest Moon
   will rise on September 14 for much of the planet though. Of course the
   Moon will look almost full in the surrounding days. Regardless of your
   time zone the Harvest Moon, like any other full moon, will rise just
   opposite the setting Sun. Near the horizon, the [7]Moon Illusion might
   make it appear bigger and brighter to you but this Harvest Moon will be
   near [8]lunar apogee. That's the closest point in its orbit, making it
   the most distant, and so the smallest, full moon of the year. On August
   15 a wheat field harvested in south central France made this [9]a
   harvest moon scene too, the [10]full moon shining on with beautiful
   iridescent clouds at sunset.

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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1909/HarvestmoonGraffand.jpg
   3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply
   4. https://www.facebook.com/EchoesPhotographie
   5. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1057/september-2019-the-next-full-moon-is-the-harvest-moon/
   6. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/harvest-moon-2
   7. http://www.lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/3d/moonillu.htm
   8. http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/moon_ap_per.html
   9. https://www.facebook.com/EchoesPhotographie/photos/a.347545369013659/750278015407057/?type=3&theater
  10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_On,_Harvest_Moon
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  17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss
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