Cold Moon: All you need to know about the last full moon of the year.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed , but the stars seem pretty bright these nights despite the full-blown moon. This is because we’re are well at the opposite side of the milky way with less stars. Following the celestial event of the great conjunction, skywatchers have gotten excited for the last celestial event of the year 2020. The cold moon otherwise known as the full moon will be the highest full moon in the entire Gregorian year. The peak illumination of the full moon is supposed to take place on 29 December and 30 December. The Almanac says that people can begin to spot the December full moon just before sunset.
Cold Moon comes from some traditions observed by the native Americans. The name refers to the “frigid conditions of this time of year”. What makes the Cold Moon so special is that it has a distinctively high trajectory across the sky. This results in the moon being visible over the horizon for a longer period of time. While the Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa will have a full moon on 30 December, both South America and North America will have it a day prior, on 29 December.
After this, the full moon is going to appear to be a full-blown moon for the next three days.
The full moon shot on the night of Dec. 28. I took this picture with a 75–300mm lens. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYJh4XHelx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link. Follow me on instagram for images and occasional videos of artistic or scientific interest like these ones.
