By Eric King-
Astronomers and moon lovers all over the world were out in numbers with their cameras out to the night’s skies.
They were taking pictures of the harvest moon, a moment in which the moon is bigger and brighter than usual due to its proximity to the earth.
It is known as the harvest moon because of it’s occurrence in September when it falls closer to the autominal equinox. The equinox is an astronomical event in which the Sun crosses the celestial equator.
It’s co-incision with the penumbral linear eclipse for many in Africa and Asia made it A lot more subtle and difficult to spot than last year’s version. The equinox reflects the projection of the earth’s equation into space.
On the day of the equinox, both day and night are around the same length across the globe.
The harvest moon was a beautiful sight to behold, as the earth’s shadow darkened the moon during the linear at night fall. The eclipse was in its darkest phase around 7.55 pm.
Those who missed it will not have another chance to see another one until 2024.