Go camping this Friday to witness a beautiful natural phenomenon - the harvest moon.
Even if you do not have the best of technology you can still enjoy the harvest moon because of its size. So why is there so much excitement?
The September 29th Harvest Moon it’s also special because it’s the last supermoon of 2023.
Known as a harvest moon, there is a lot of excitement amongst the stargazers.
The supermoons are usually about 16 percent brighter than the average days.
Astronomy enthusiast, Abdulwahab al Busaidy has just returned from a photography trip to capture Salalah’s monsoonal landscapes and now he is all set for the supermoon.
“Right now the moon is close to the earth and the moon appears in the horizon at least 16 per cent bigger than usual. One must go to a flat area, either the ocean, desert, or on top of a mountain. You wait for it to rise from the horizon.”
“Usually when it is full it rises around 7 pm but on Friday it is said to be around 6:05 pm. You wait for it and then you will appreciate it. You’ll notice that the moon is really different because of its size and sometimes it can turn reddish, yellowish, and at times even brownish,” Abdulwahab said.
He explained that September was an important month for farmers in the northern hemisphere as it was the harvest season and the light from the full moon gave them extra time to work even after sunset.
The moon is currently 367,076.76 km from Earth. Stargazer Abdulwahab said, that on Friday evening the sun will set in the west around 5:56 pm and within minutes around 6:05 pm the moon will rise in the east and would be fully illuminated as it is the full moon and the last supermoon of September.
The moon has always enchanted mankind for thousands of centuries and accordingly, it has been given different names in different cultures.
“The Arabs, Indians, Chinese, the Europeans, and the Native Americans and others have all given different names for the different occasions of full moon,” pointed out Abdulwahab.
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