The second full moon of 2024, the Snow Moon of February, wowed skywatchers around the globe with a blinding show final evening.
February’s full moon rose on Wednesday (Feb. 12) and remained excessive within the sky for many of the evening earlier than lastly setting with the morning solar.
Astrophotographers around the globe turned their consideration to our lunar companion, capturing some outstanding photographs, and we have rounded up among the finest beneath.
In India, Yawar Nazir took this picture of the total moon shining shiny subsequent to the minaret of a mosque, on Feb. 12, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
Within the picture beneath, the total moon rises on Feb. 12, the evening of the Lantern Pageant, Weifang, Shandong Province of China. The Lantern Pageant is a standard Chinese language pageant celebrated on the fifteenth day of the primary lunar month. The lanterns signify a contemporary begin as individuals launch the previous yr and embrace the brand new one with hopes of excellent fortune.
Photographer Zhao Yuhong captured the total moon rising over the China Zun (CITIC Tower) in Beijing, China through the evening of the Lantern Pageant.
Ozkan Bilgin captured this beautiful scene of a person consuming tea and having fun with the view of the total moon along with his canine because the moon rises over Mount Artos within the Gevas district of Van, Turkey.
Ozkan Bilgin additionally captured the canine taking heart stage in entrance of the February full moon.
Under, the total moon shines brightly over Simatai, a bit of the Nice Wall of China on Feb. 12.
Photographer Turhan Guldugur noticed the total moon rising over Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey and snapped this fantastically positioned and properly timed {photograph}.
Photographer Raju Shinde positioned the digicam completely to seize the total Snow Moon above the statue atop the dome of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, a historic practice station in Mumbai, India.
If these stunning full moon photographs encourage you to study extra about observing the moon, our final information to observing the moon can assist you intend for the subsequent full moon. You may as well see the place astronauts, rovers and landers have ventured with our Apollo touchdown websites observing information.
And if you happen to’re in search of a telescope or binoculars to look at the moon up shut, our guides for the finest binoculars offers and the finest telescope offers now can assist. Our finest cameras for astrophotography and finest lenses for astrophotography may aid you put together to seize the subsequent full moon in your personal photographs.
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