The Full Snow Moon of February 2022 rises tonight!
By Elizabeth Howell published about 6 hours ago
You can also spot Venus, Mars and Mercury before sunrise.
The full moon looks massive as it sets behind the Very Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert, in this photo release on Jun 7, 2010. Why do observers report that the moon looks larger near the horizon than it does high in the sky? It may be nothing more than a trick of perspective.
The full moon looks massive as it sets behind the Very Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert, in this photo release on Jun 7, 2010. Why do observers report that the moon looks larger near the horizon than it does high in the sky? It may be nothing more than a trick of perspective. (Image credit: Gordon Gillet/ESO)
The Snow Moon (also called the Storm Moon)is a name that stems from the Algonquin tribe "because of the heavy snows that fall in this season," according to NASA.
https://www.space.com/full-snow-moon-february-2022-tonight