May’s super flower moon

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Flower Moon

Skywatchers around the world have enjoyed stunning views of this month's Supermoon, when the Moon appears larger and brighter. The phenomenon happens when the celestial satellite reaches its closest point to Earth - known as a perigee - and is on the opposite side of Earth to the sun.
 This month's supermoon - the third and final one of the year - is known as the Flower Moon because of its occurrence in Spring.

 

Supermoon

Photograph by Slaven Janđel

 

Wolf Moon

A January ‘wolf’ moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises behind Glastonbury Tor in Somerset Photograph: Stephen Spraggon/Alamy Live News

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The supermoon rises above the Valley of the Gods near Mexican Hat, Utah.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JIM LO SCALZO, EPA 

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How to See the Biggest Supermoon in 68 Years

PHOTOGRAPH BY JORDAN MANSFIELD, GETTY

 Look up on the nights of November 13 and 14, and you may be able to witness a historic sight: the biggest and closest supermoon Earth has seen since 1948.

  Enjoy the sky show while it lasts, because the full moon won’t get this close to us again until November 25, 2034.

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How to Photograph a Supermoon

In one of photographer Bill Ingalls’s most iconic and widely-viewed images, this supermoon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial on March 19, 2011.

 Whether you’re using your best camera or your smartphone, photographers offer tips on how to shoot the bigger than usual moon.