Final Supermoon Of The Year Called The Flower Moon Will Be Visible TONIGHT

The ‘flower moon’ – 2020’s last supermoon – will be visible in the sky TONIGHT. It’s the third supermoon we’ve seen this year and, while experts say it won’t be as striking as the previous two, it’s still going to look around six percent larger than a normal full moon.

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The lunar occasion called the “Flower Moon,” will reach its peak illumination at 6:45 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 7—but the moon will be visible if you venture outside tonight.

For those who miss it, the moon will continue to appear full through the morning of Friday, May 8, offering plenty of chances to glimpse the spectacle.

The Flower Moon, and the last supermoon of the year, rose over Rivington Pike in Bolton, Lancashire last night. The moon will be at its fullest at 11.45 am this morning, but it will not be visible in the UK at this time. Moonrise times vary across the UK, but not by more than around 10 minutes

The Flower Moon is seen 99% full as it rises behind Victoria Tower on Castle Hill on May 6 in Huddersfield. The moon will be at its most impressive before it sets this morning at around 5.42 BST, and also after moonrise around 8.45pm BST tonight

The Flower Moon is also a supermoon, meaning it will be about six percent larger than a typical full moon and around 14 percent bigger than a micro moon, which is when the moon is at its furthest point from Earth. Pictured, the moon rises over Windsor Castle in Berkshire last night

A pigeon sits on a rooftop as the last supermoon of the year, termed the Flower Moon, rises over Saltburn. The moon is visible to the naked eye and does not require a telescope or specialist equipment to see

Supermoons occur when a full moon coincides with the moon arriving at its closest approach to Earth in orbit, magnifying its usual size and brightness within the sky by as much as 30%.

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Tonight’s Flower Moon completes a run of supermoons over the past few months, starting with February’s Snow Moon, followed by March’s Worm Moon and April’s Pink Moon. The Flower Moon’s name honors the Native American tradition of using celestial events to trace the seasons, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, as the month of May is a time when frost subsides and plants bloom in the northern hemisphere.

Astronomer Deborah Byrd from EarthSky.org said: “The Moon appears full to the eye for two to three nights. However, astronomers regard the moon as full at a precisely defined instant, when the Moon is exactly 180 degrees opposite the sun in ecliptic longitude.”

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If you can’t step outside, or if clouds obscure your view, you can tune in to the Virtual Telescope Project’s live stream of the supermoon in Rome.

Greg Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory, as reported by Daily Mail, said: ‘Technically the exact moment of full moon is 11.45am, however, the moon will not be visible in the sky in the UK at that time.’

Mr Brown said: ‘Times for moonrise and set vary slightly across the UK, but not by more than about 10 minutes or so.’

NASA explained: “Going by the seasons, as the second full Moon of spring, the Native American tribes of the northeastern United States called this the Flower Moon, as flowers are abundant this time of year in most of these areas.”
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The space agency’s website says the moon will appear full for about three days during this time from Tuesday evening through to Friday morning

And as you do, don’t forget: NASA recommends “the wearing of suitably celebratory celestial attire.”

The next supermoon will be visible in April 2021, with the Flower Moon being the last one of 2020. Enjoy!

23 Y.O. Daughter Who Lives At Her Dad’s House Rent-Free “Exposes” Him On Social Media For Excluding Her From Family Vacation By Not Buying Her A Plane Ticket

Each parent has a different parenting style. With each parenting style comes a different way of showing a misbehaving child their wrongdoing, along with a different way of correcting such wrongdoings.

This father had a very terrible daughter. In his post in the Am I The A-Hole subreddit, he began by describing his daughter as someone who had a bad attitude and barely made it through high school. This is in contrast with her younger sister, who was the cream of the crop. To reward the younger, he thought of taking her on a fully-paid vacation. When the older heard of it, she wanted to come but agreed that she would pay her expenses. Come the day of the trip, the older hadn’t paid for her trip yet because she assumed that her father would vouch for her. Follow the full story below!

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This father is asking if he was wrong for not fully paying for her daughter’s vacation




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The father received split reactions from those who believed he did nothing wrong and those who believed he practiced favoritism.









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