The super blue moon has not disappointed. This extraordinary astronomical event, which occurred from August 30 to 31 and will not be repeated until 2037, has left spectacular images all over the world, captured by thousands of cameras and hundreds of amateur mobile phones, which were not wanted. lose this curious stamp.
Far from what some thought, the supermoon was not blue. This term has nothing to do with its color. It is the name given to the second full moon that happens in the same month or to the third when, in the same season, four full moons occur. Despite his size, his appearance was normal.
The super blue moon left spectacular images all over the world, alone in the sky or between some monuments. In Spain, it was observed over the Puente de Santiago in Zaragoza or after the Monastery of Uclés in Cuenca. It was also captured over the basilica of El Pilar in Zaragoza or over the Rande Bridge (Pontevedra).
There was great expectation to see the super blue moon around the world, in large part because of its size. On this occasion, it was 14% larger and 10% brighter than usual due to its closeness to Earth.
The spectacular images of the supermoon were repeated in Brazil, next to the columns of the Planalto Palace or in São Paulo. It could also be seen in its maximum splendor in the Dominican Republic or Cuba.
The super blue moon will not repeat itself until 2037, NASA indicates. As explained by eltiempo.es, in any lunar year, there are normally 12 full moons, one in each month. However, from time to time, due to the exact moment they occur, there is an additional one, there being 13 a year.
This happens because it takes 29.5 days to complete one orbit around the Earth, so sometimes you can have two full moons in the same month. Generally, this happens every two or three years.
Sometimes a second full moon occurs in the same month and is called a super blue moon. On rare occasions there may be small particles in the air (from smoke or dust), which can scatter the longer wavelengths, giving the moon a bluish cast.
Supermoons and blue moons do not usually occur together. A supermoon applies when the full phase occurs up to one day apart from perigee. Every year, there are between three or four of this phenomenon. However, only 3% of full moons are also blue.
Therefore, the interval between blue supermoons can be very irregular. All this explains that another one like it will not be seen until 2037 and in that year, there will be two, in the absence of one. The first will take place in January and the second just two months later, in March.
