THE gorgeous Strawberry Supermoon lit up skies around the world this week, giving onlookers a view of the lowest full moon of the year. The moon was at its closest point to Earth at 7.24pm on Tuesd…
THE gorgeous Strawberry Supermoon lit up skies around the world this week, giving onlookers a view of the lowest full moon of the year.
was at its closest point to Earth at 7.24pm on Tuesday, according to Nasa, making it close enough to be considered a supermoon - the second one in 2022.A glimpse of the moon in Frankfurt, GermanyCredit: Getty The phenomenon got its name from Native American Algonquin tribes that lived in the northeastern US and Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples, according toThe name has nothing to do with the color but rather marks the ripening of strawberries ready to be harvested in June.
"The name comes from the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries in the north-eastern United States," said
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