{"id":16738,"date":"2022-08-12T10:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T08:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=125814"},"modified":"2022-08-12T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T08:57:11","slug":"the-incredible-sturgeon-moon-2022-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/the-incredible-sturgeon-moon-2022-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"The incredible Sturgeon Moon 2022 in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Cutmore\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 12 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The\u00a0Sturgeon supermoon<\/a> is the third and final supermoon<\/a> of the year.\u00a0The Sturgeon Moon reached its peak here in the UK at 2:36am on the 12 August 2022.<\/p>\n

The interestingly-named supermoon gets its name from the Algonquin tribes of North America. They observed that August\u2019s full Moon coincided with increased numbers of sturgeon in their rivers and lakes. In the UK it was also known as the\u00a0Barley Moon, Fruit Moon, or Grain Moon.<\/p>\n

If you missed the full Moon, or just want to see it again, then take a look at some of our favourite images from around the world in this stunning gallery.<\/p>\n

Ancient Corinth, Greece<\/h2>\n
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The Moon rises above the statue of the Ancient Greek god Poseidon in Ancient Corinth, Athens, Greece, on 11 August 2022. Photo by Valerie Gache\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Kosice, Slovakia<\/h2>\n
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The last supermoon of the year sets in the early morning hours above Kosice, Slovakia on 12 August 2022. Photo by Robert Nemeti\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Eindhoven, Netherlands<\/h2>\n
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The Sturgeon full Moon rises over Eindhoven, Netherlands, 11 August 2022. Photo by Nicolas Economou\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Paris, France<\/h2>\n
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The supermoon known as the Sturgeon full Moon rises in the sky next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on 11 August 2022. Photo by Adnan Farzat\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

New York, USA<\/h2>\n
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The Sturgeon supermoon rises over Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA, as a jet passes in front, on 11 August 2022. Photo by Tayfun Coskun\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

More supermoon pictures from Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n