Astronomy Picture of the Day——丰收月亮

A Harvest Moon 
Image Credit & Copyright: Jean-Francois Graffand

Explanation: Famed in festival, story, and song the best known full moon is the Harvest Moon. For northern hemisphere dwellers that's a traditional name of the closest full moon to the September equinox. In most North America time zones this year's Harvest Moon will officially rise on Friday, September 13. In fact the same Harvest Moon will rise on September 14 for much of the planet though. Of course the Moon will look almost full in the surrounding days. Regardless of your time zone the Harvest Moon, like any other full moon, will rise just opposite the setting Sun. Near the horizon, the Moon Illusion might make it appear bigger and brighter to you but this Harvest Moon will be near lunar apogee. That's the closest point in its orbit, making it the most distant, and so the smallest, full moon of the year. On August 15 a wheat field harvested in south central France made this a harvest moon scene too, the full moon shining on with beautiful iridescent clouds at sunset.

丰收月亮 

在节日、故事和歌曲中最著名的满月就是丰收月亮。对于北半球居民来说，这是9月份秋分最接近满月的传统称呼。在大多数北美时区，今年的丰收月亮将在9月13日升起。事实上，同样的丰收月亮将在9月14日覆盖到地球的大部分地区。当然，在这附近的日子，月亮看起来几乎已经满了。无论你的时区如何，与任何其他满月一样，丰收月亮将在夕阳的对面升起。在地平线附近， 它看起来更大更亮，但这个丰收月亮将接近月球远地点。8月15日，在法国中南部一块收获的麦田地中见证了丰收月亮，满月在日落时闪耀着美丽的彩虹云。

高清原图地址：

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1909/HarvestmoonGraffand.jpg

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