The Super Blue Moon

 

The next full moon will rise on Wednesday, Aug. 30, and it will be one of the brightest and largest moons of 2023. 

To see this supermoon, skywatchers are going to want to get their timing just right on Aug. 30.

The term "Blue Moon" has nothing to do with color, but since the 1940s has commonly referred to the second of two full moons that fall in a calendar month; thus, Wednesday's full moon is defined as a Blue Moon because it is the second full moon of August. Just like August's first full moon, the Sturgeon Moon on Aug. 1, the Blue Moon will also be a supermoon, meaning it will occur during a period when the moon is closer to the Earth, making it appear almost imperceptibly larger in the sky.

Sources/Links:

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

https://www.space.com/super-blue-moon-august-2023-what-time

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Vaqueirinho Aerial views video

 

July 23, 2023

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in August, bear in mind

 

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wild boars

 The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the common wild pig, or simply wild pig, is native to much of  Serra da Lousã mountain range.

The above photos were made near Talasnal village, today.

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Deforestation Facts

 

get me out of this movie, please!

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Future technology

 

Future technology: 22 ideas about to change our world

From Brain reading robots, to Green funerals, and Energy storing bricks...you name it.

Just follow the...

Sources/Links:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/future-technology-22-ideas-about-to-change-our-world/

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the Full Buck Supermoon

 

The first of four supermoons to rise in 2023, July’s lunar display will appear to be brighter in the night sky than any other full moon event that has occurred this year.

July’s full Buck Moon rises after sunset on Monday, July 3 — This is also a supermoon that will appear bigger and brighter than average. 

Portugal Time Zone: 12h40m

Sources/Links:

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

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/02/world/july-buck-supermoon-2023-scn/index.html

https://www.calendarr.com/portugal/lua-hoje/

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This weekend marks the halfway point of the year.

 

The Mid-Year Reset

2023 June solstice

Falling on 21 June this year, the event will mark the longest day of the year and signal the astronomical start of summer. 

A solstice isn’t a whole day. Instead, it’s a moment, when the sun is farthest north in our sky. In 2023, the solstice moment will fall at 15:57:14 on Wednesday, June 21.

Sources/Links:

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-june-solstice/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nine-ways-people-celebrate-the-summer-solstice-around-the-world-180982398/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25UfPrgr7_s

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