First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will personally intervene today in a bid to stop waves of strike action among council workers.
12.08.2022 - 16:18 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Incredible images of the last Supermoon of 2022 have been captured overnight. The rare lunar phenomenon occurs when there is a full moon while it is also at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit.
The effect is that the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky and on an exciting night for astronomers, shooting stars from the Perseids Meteor Shower also danced across the night sky. Stargazers were treated to amazing views as most of the UK - apart from a few unlucky parts of northern Scotland - enjoyed clear skies.
The Supermoon reached its full brightness at 2.36am. Amazing pictures were taken in Northumberland, London, the Isle of Wight and all across the southern coast of England.
Beautiful pictures were captured by photographers in other parts of the world too such as Jordan and Turkey. This weekend also marks the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower, when 150 shooting stars an hour could be seen.
Although a clear sighting of them could have been affected by the Supermoon, fortunate astronomers may have caught a glimpse of them as well. When the Supermoon appears in August it is known as the Sturgeon moon, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
It gets its name from Native Americans due to the importance of the sturgeon fish. The Giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were easiest to catch during the last part of the summer.
The lake sturgeon is quite rare today because it was heavily over-fished in the 19th century, and as a result of damage to their habitat. The full moon of August is the fourth and final Supermoon of the year.
When the moon is at its closest point to Earth, it’s known as the lunar perigee, report Mirror Online. This occurs at about 253,000 miles, or 405,500km from the planet. The
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will personally intervene today in a bid to stop waves of strike action among council workers.
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Sex Education has officially started, with news of Dan Levy’s casting also shared.The Schitt’s Creek actor plays Mr Molloy in the forthcoming series, as revealed by Netflix on social media today (August 19).Mr Molloy is the Ivy League tutor of Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey). At the end of season three, Maeve secures a place to study abroad at the prestigious Wallace University.“Sex Education Season 4 is officially in production! Welcome @danjlevy as Mr Molloy.
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The moon passes through 12 cycles throughout the year, one of which is the Sturgeon Moon in August. Tonight’s full moon will also be a supermoon, a bigger and brighter moon that is visually stunning.
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