Groggster

By Groggster

Beavering Away For A Grainy Moon Shot

I'd neglected to get a shot all day until I suddenly remembered there was another supermoon due tonight. This particular iteration is called a 'Beaver Moon'.
There are several explanations given as to why this supermoon is so called - one is because beavers are particularly active at this time of year as they prepare for the winter months ahead, whilst another relates to the fact that Native American tribes would set beaver traps before the swamps froze, ensuring a supply of warm winter furs.

Time for some more fun supermoon facts people:

The moon's orbit around the earth is not a perfect circle - in fact it is elliptical, meaning the distance from the earth at any given time will vary.
The moon's furthest point from the earth is known as an apogee, when it is at its closest it called a perigree.
When the full moon - which occurs every 29.5 days - coincides with the moon's perigree, it appears bigger than usual so we call it a supermoon. This is the last supermoon of this year - following the 'Blue Moon' in August, September's 'Harvest Moon' and October's 'Hunter's Moon' - with the next supermoon not occurring until October 2025.

So it was well worth catching an image of this one (this was actually the best shot of all the ones I took) - even if it is grainy and not particularly super!

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