April’s full “Pink Moon” dazzled stargazers with a bright display of the moon on April 1, just hours before NASA’s Artemis 2 mission launched 4 astronauts on a 10-day journey to the far side of the moon.
The April is a full moon Also known as Pink Moon in North America, in reference to the ground flowering plant phlox, which flowers in early spring in parts of the US full moonthe moon’s disk appears fully illuminated from our perspective on Earth as it moves in the opposite direction day in our heaven.
“We’ve got a nice moon rising, we’re headed for it,” said Artemis 2 mission commander Wiseman to ground control, minutes later. to withstand the motion of the bones throughout the Earth’s atmosphere. That same moon rose over billions of stargazers scattered around the world, including many photographers who have shared jaw-dropping images of the moon’s sight.
Keep reading to see a selection of amazing photos of the April full moon. If you missed it last night, there’s no need to worry, as the full moon will still appear almost full to the eye next night. Check out ours A daily breakdown of the Artemis 2 mission to find out what the astronauts will be doing while orbiting the moon and to make sure you stay up to date with our news. mission live blog.
Beautiful photos of the full moon of April
Our first photo was taken by photographer Josh Dury using a 600mm telephoto lens in the early hours of April 2nd, as a full pink Moon swooped down in the sunset over the three crosses that make up Brent Knoll in Somerset, UK.
“I was fascinated by the astrological timing of the ‘shaking festivals’ based on the full moon of Easter; the first occurred on or after March 21,” Dury told Space.com. “With Easter coinciding with the first full moon of the spring and Easter falling on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring. As it stands this year, the full Easter moon was supposed to rise this morning on Thursday, April 2 and Easter this coming Sunday, April 5.”
Gregg Newton captured the April full moon as it rose east from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, with a long countdown showing the time that has passed since the launch of the Artemis 2 moon rocket.
The same moon was captured from a distance of 925 kilometers (1,490 miles) by Lokman Vural Elibol as it shines between the illuminated details of the Empire State Building and another New York building.
Gary Hershorn captured the skyline as the moon passed behind the Empire State Building from Union City, New Jersey, revealing much of the city’s skyline as artificial and natural light combined to illuminate the night.
This amazing sight of the full yellow moon was captured by Kirill Kudryavstev of Frankfurt, Germany, as a Boeing 777 airliner flew across the base of the lunar disk, leaving the atmosphere twisted.
Returning to the topic of lunar exploration, Luis Robayo took this snapshot of the lunar disk as it hangs from a monument in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A large Artemis 2 Space Launch System rocket can be seen projected onto the statue, seemingly ready to begin its mission to the moon.
This clear photo of the moon was captured on March 31 from Miami, Florida by Megan Briggs, the night before the full moon. Old volcanic fields can be seen as dark lunar maria that mar the silvery lunar surface, which itself has bright streaks of luminous debris scattered across the surface due to the impact of the asteroid.
Meanwhile, Kirill Kudrayavtsev chose to put the object in the foreground in his composition, creating a stark contrast like the black landscape painting of the Church of the Three Kings lying in the bright yellow moon.
In Washington DC, the photographer J. David Ake was able to make a picture of the Earth’s natural satellite as it shines above the Lincoln Memorial, to keep the company of “Honest Abe”, even as the clouds flow over it.
Finally, Apu Gomes captured the scene as the Pink Moon rises over California’s Venice Beach, surrounded by palm trees as it reaches the first spring sky.
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