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                                2022 July 15
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                              Lubovna Full Moon
             [3]Petr Horalek / [4]Institute of Physics in Opava

   Explanation: On July 13 this well-planned telephoto view recorded a
   Full Moon rising over [5]Lubovna Castle in eastern Slovakia. The
   photographer was about 3 kilometers from the castle walls and about
   357,000 kilometers from this [6]Full Moon near perigee, the closest
   point in its elliptical orbit. Known to some as supermoons, full moons
   near perigee are a little brighter and [7]larger in planet Earth's sky
   when compared to full moons that occur near the average lunar distance
   of around 384,000 kilometers. Of course any [8]Full Moon near the
   horizon can show the effects of refraction over a long sight-line
   through dense clear atmosphere. In this image, atmospheric refraction
   creates the slight green flash framed by thin clouds near the top, with
   a ragged red rim along the bottom edge of [9]July's perigee Full Moon.

                    Tomorrow's picture: Clavius and Tycho
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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2207/2022_07_13_Uplnek_Lubovna_1000mm_1500px.png
   3. http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?page_id=20
   4. https://www.slu.cz/phys/en/
   5. https://www.petrhoralek.com/?p=23100
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   9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2255/full-moon-guide-july-august-2022/
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