﻿ 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. 2022 July 4 [2]The featured image shows an orange moon rising beyond picturesque mountains. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. Strawberry Supermoon Over Devil's Saddle Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Lorenzo Busilacchi Explanation: [4]Near the horizon the full moon often seems to loom large, swollen in appearance by the famous [5]Moon illusion. But time-lapse image sequences demonstrate that the Moon's [6]angular size doesn't really change as it rises or sets. Its color does, though. [7]Recording a frame about every 60 seconds, this image also shows how [8]red the Sun can look while low on the horizon. The featured montage was taken from [9]Cagliari, [10]Sardinia, [11]Italy, the day after June's Strawberry Moon, a full moon dubbed a supermoon due to its slightly larger-than-usual angular size. This [12]Strawberry Supermoon is seen rising behind the [13]Devil's Saddle, a mountain named for the [14]unusual moon-sized dip seen just to the right of the rising [15]moon. A shrinking line-of-sight through planet Earth's [16]dense and dusty atmosphere shifted the moonlight from strawberry red through honey-colored and paler yellowish hues. That change seems appropriate for a northern June Full Moon [17]also known as the [18]Strawberry or [19]Honey Moon. A [20]Thunder Supermoon -- the third of [21]four supermoons in 2022 -- will occur later this month. Today's Adventure Link: Click on "Cagliari" Tomorrow's picture: molten galaxy __________________________________________________________________ [22]< | [23]Archive | [24]Submissions | [25]Index | [26]Search | [27]Calendar | [28]RSS | [29]Education | [30]About APOD | [31]Discuss | [32]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [33]Robert Nemiroff ([34]MTU) & [35]Jerry Bonnell ([36]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [37]Specific rights apply. [38]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [39]ASD at [40]NASA / [41]GSFC & [42]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2207/StrawberryMoonRise_Busilacchi_6720.jpg 3. https://www.instagram.com/lorenzo.busilacchi/ 4. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031011.html 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion 6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_diameter#/media/File:Estimating_angular_size_with_hand.gif 7. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce2--28sNbu/ 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120608.html 9. https://youtu.be/n8OKDE2Y21I 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardinia 11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220616.html 13. https://strictlysardinia.com/sella-del-diavolo-cagliari-guide/ 14. https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/375797_453916941313126_1517259786_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=2u7K4pKqIisAX-4MBE0&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT-dpn0MA_aaxUNoGAi-y5It3QxVNGlF7N6VzeBIFhTT-Q&oe=62E40F50 15. https://moon.nasa.gov/inside-and-out/top-moon-questions/ 16. https://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/sunsets.htm#rayleigh 17. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/full-moon-names 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140613.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140621.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170718.html 21. http://astropixels.com/ephemeris/moon/fullperigee2001.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220703.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 31. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=220704 32. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220705.html 33. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 34. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 35. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 36. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 37. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 38. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 39. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 40. https://www.nasa.gov/ 41. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 42. http://www.mtu.edu/