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. 2020 April 10 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Full Moon of Spring Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Jeff Dai ([5]TWAN) Explanation: [6]From home this Full Moon [7]looked bright. Around our fair planet it rose as the Sun set on April 7/8, the first Full Moon after the [8]vernal equinox and the start of northern hemisphere spring. April's [9]full lunar phase was [10]also near perigee, the closest point in the Moon's elliptical orbit. In fact, it was nearer perigee than any other Full Moon of 2020 making it the [11]brightest Full Moon of the year. To create the visual experience a range of exposures were blended to capture the emerging [12]foreground foliage and bright lunar disk. The hopefull image of spring was recorded from a home garden in skies over [13]Chongqing, China. Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend __________________________________________________________________ [14]< | [15]Archive | [16]Submissions | [17]Index | [18]Search | [19]Calendar | [20]RSS | [21]Education | [22]About APOD | [23]Discuss | [24]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [25]Robert Nemiroff ([26]MTU) & [27]Jerry Bonnell ([28]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [29]Specific rights apply. [30]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [31]ASD at [32]NASA / [33]GSFC & [34]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2004/MoonSpringDai_1980crop.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. http://www.twanight.org/Dai 5. http://www.twanight.org/ 6. https://www.nasa.gov/ 7. http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/trans/2014-09/03/content_18533645.htm 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200420.html 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200314.html 10. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/922/what-is-a-supermoon/ 11. https://earthsky.org/tonight/years-biggest-supermoon-on-night-of-april-7-8 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_mulberry 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141011.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200409.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 18. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 23. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=200410 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200411.html 25. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 26. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 27. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 28. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 30. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 31. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 32. https://www.nasa.gov/ 33. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 34. http://www.mtu.edu/