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. 2023 July 6 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Fireworks vs Supermoon Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Michael Seeley Explanation: On July 4, an almost Full Moon rose [5]in planet Earth's evening skies. Also known as a Buck Moon, the full lunar phase ([6]full on July 3 at 11:39 UTC) was near perigee, the closest point in the Moon's [7]almost monthly orbit around planet Earth. [8]That qualified this July's Full Moon as a supermoon, the first of [9]four supermoons in 2023. Seen from Cocoa Beach along Florida's [10]Space Coast on July 4, any big, bright, beautiful Full Moon would still have to compete for attention though. July's super-moonrise was captured here against a super-colorful fireworks display. Tomorrow's picture: pixels in space __________________________________________________________________ [11]< | [12]Archive | [13]Submissions | [14]Index | [15]Search | [16]Calendar | [17]RSS | [18]Education | [19]About APOD | [20]Discuss | [21]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [22]Robert Nemiroff ([23]MTU) & [24]Jerry Bonnell ([25]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [26]Specific rights apply. [27]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [28]ASD at [29]NASA / [30]GSFC & [31]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2307/CocoaBeach_BuckMoon_Seeley-201.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. http://www.mseeley.net/ 5. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/ 6. https://earthsky.org/sky-archive/july-full-moon/ 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221001.html 8. http://astropixels.com/ephemeris/moon/fullperigee2001.html 9. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-a-supermoon/ 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200731.html 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230705.html 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 15. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 20. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230706 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230707.html 22. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 23. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 24. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 25. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 27. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 28. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 29. https://www.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 31. http://www.mtu.edu/