Read more about the Moon:<\/strong><\/p>\n The next full Moon in the UK will be on\u00a016 February 2022<\/strong>. It is called the Snow Moon, and it will be full at 4:56pm.<\/p>\n Full Moons occur roughly once a month \u2013 every 29.5 days, to be precise. Below are the dates of the full Moons for the rest of 2022.<\/p>\n 17 January:<\/strong> Wolf Moon<\/p>\n 16 February:<\/strong> Snow Moon<\/p>\n 18 March:\u00a0<\/strong>Worm Moon<\/p>\n 16 April:<\/strong> Pink Moon<\/p>\n 16 May:<\/strong> Flower Moon<\/p>\n 14 June:\u00a0<\/strong>Strawberry Moon<\/p>\n 13 July:\u00a0<\/strong>Buck supermoon<\/p>\n 12 August:<\/strong> Sturgeon Moon<\/p>\n 10 September:\u00a0<\/strong>Harvest Moon<\/p>\n 9 October:\u00a0<\/strong>Hunter\u2019s blood Moon<\/p>\n 8 November:\u00a0<\/strong>Beaver Moon<\/p>\n 7 December:<\/strong> Cold Moon<\/p>\n We only see the Moon because it reflects light from the Sun. As it orbits the Earth, the amount of light it can reflect back at us changes. When the Moon goes between the Sun and the Earth, no light can reflect back at us so there is a new Moon.<\/p>\n When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, a full Moon occurs as the Moon\u2019s face is fully illuminated by the Sun. During the times in between, only parts of the Moon can reflect light back to Earth.<\/p>\n If the Moon orbited Earth in the same plane as Earth orbits the Sun, then the Moon would block out light from the Sun every time there was a new Moon.<\/p>\n But this doesn\u2019t happen because the Moon orbits at an angle of around 5 degrees compared to Earth\u2019s orbit of the Sun. Sometimes the Moon passes through Earth\u2019s plane of orbit and the three bodies \u2013 Earth, Moon and Sun line up.<\/p>\n This is called a syzygy. When a syzygy happens during a new Moon we have a solar eclipse, and a syzygy during a full Moon creates a lunar eclipse. By Abigail Beall<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Moon doesn\u2019t orbit Earth in a circle \u2013 it has an elliptical orbit. This means the distance between the Earth and the Moon varies. The closest point in the orbit is called perigee and the furthest away point is apogee.<\/p>\n When a full Moon happens at the same time the Moon is closest to the Earth \u2013 less than 360,000km (223,694 miles) away \u2013 this is a supermoon. The next supermoon will be on 28 March 2021. AB<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n To capture the Moon with your phone, you might need to play around with your camera settings. Don\u2019t use a flash, turn down the ISO and set your focus to 100.<\/p>\n If you are unsure how to make these changes, download a night photography app (such as NightCap <\/em>\u2013 available on the App Store<\/a>, \u00a32.99) which will allow you greater control over the camera settings than your usual camera app.<\/p>\n Read more about the Moon:<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re using a digital camera, start with an aperture of f\/11 to f\/16 and a shutter speed of between 1\/60th and 1\/125th of a second. A tripod will help keep your camera still and reduce any shaking from the low light conditions when you need to keep the shutter open a little longer.<\/p>\n To get the best pictures of the Moon you need to work out your shot, making sure you can frame the Moon depending on the scenery around you. To plan where you can see the Moon, or anything in the night sky, there is plenty of software available (like the Moon Locator<\/em> app \u2013 available on Android<\/a> devices, free). AB<\/strong><\/p>\n To find more software worthy of your home screen, check out our guide to the best astronomy apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yes, the Moon is rotating. But it is tidally locked, which means it rotates in sync with its orbit of the Earth, so for every orbit of the Earth it completes one rotation.<\/p>\n This means as it travels around our planet, the same side faces us the whole time. This is why we have the term \u2018dark side of the Moon\u2019, for the side we never see. In reality, that side of the Moon gets just as much sunlight as the side we see, so the correct term is the \u2018far side of the Moon\u2019. AB<\/strong><\/p>\n During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon turns a red colour because Earth\u2019s atmosphere scatters blue light away and only the red gets through. This is called a Blood Moon. The next Blood Moon is happening on 9 October 2022. AB<\/strong><\/p>\n Read more about the Moon:<\/strong><\/p>\n By Thomas Ling Published: Thursday, 03 February 2022 at 12:00 am A full Moon is one of the easiest astronomical events to see. You don\u2019t need any special equipment to see it or a star chart to find it \u2013 all you need to do is look up on the right night. 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You don\u2019t need any special equipment to see it or a star chart to find it \u2013 all you need to do is look up on the right night. On top of…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/5808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When is the next full Moon in the UK?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Why does the Moon change shape?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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How can I photograph the moon at night?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Does the Moon rotate?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What is a Blood Moon and how can I see it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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