*19th February 2019 will see the second Super Moon of 2019 as the year comes with a treat for night sky lovers with three supermoons falling consecutively on 21st January, 19th February, and 21st March.
*So let me explain why all the skywatchers are using these big words for the upcoming full moon on February 19. Let us start with the Super Moon — The moon follows a slightly elliptical orbit around Earth so sometimes it is closer to our planet and sometimes it is farther away. When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth, it is known as a supermoon. The moon will be 223,068 miles (358,994 kilometres) from Earth, compared to the average distance of 238,855 miles (384,400 km), according to NASA. Though a supermoon does appear slightly larger in the sky than a full moon that takes place when Earth’s lunar companion is farther away from us in its orbit, the difference is nearly impossible for most skywatchers to notice because the moon is so bright and the maximum possible difference in the moon’s apparent size is small (only about 14 per cent), according to NASA.
The second full moon in a calendar month gives it this superficial name ‘Blue Moon’, it has nothing to do with the colour blue. Any moon phase can appear blue when the atmosphere is filled with dust or smoke particles of a certain size; slightly wider than 0.7 microns or otherwise it’s photoshopped with a blue tone
Now comes the Red/Blood Moon — This one is a rare triple astronomical event as a Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse, simply because it involves a bonus Lunar Eclipse with a blue moon and a supermoon all occurring simultaneously, that happened on January 31, 2018, when it turned red as it plunged in the Earth’s shadow during an eclipse.
Say Hi if you’re around Sikkim and join me to #ShootTheSuperMoon on 19th.
Thank you for clarifying that the image and the text you’ve shared are yours, and my apologies for the misapprehension. As you know, Internet is full of photos of lunar eclipses so we need to be sure that you use your own picture. We have very strict rules against plagiarism.
Your post is now back in the forum and Local Guides can comment on it.
@RadieN no worries. I would advice to keep your checks accurate as we put a lot of hard work out there and definitely removing things without asking is not at all appreciated!
Great shot! I knew very little about the Blood Moon. Thanks to your post, now I am looking forward for tonight and if I will be able to capture the moon.
We are waiting for your next post and some new photos of the moon from this evening.
@MoniDi Thank you so much for appreciating my work. I will be shooting it tomorrow morning and later in the evening as supermoon in India is dated for tomorrow. Hopefully, rain gods stay away!
I will keep you updated with those photos. You must try it out and also share the results with me.
We did a deeper research and found out that the photo you’ve posted is genuine. As said above we have strong restrictions and rules regarding plagiarism.
Once again thank you for sharing this brilliant professional photo of the Red Moon. Your post is now live, so other Local Guides can enjoy it.
@MashaPS Thank you so much for your help! I will write a detailed idea to provide a solution around this kind of an issue in the future. Totally understand @IrrPavlova 's concern about Plagiarism here. Just a quick question - if I would have mentioned ‘photographed by me’ in the caption - would it still be removed?
Also, it has been raining since yesterday here in Sikkim. So no supermoon update coming from here unless it gets clear during the moonset!
Hi @Saurabh_Narang . We saw that your post originates from your personal blog. We would appreciate if in future you keep in mind to always try to keep the conversation on Connect.
That said, it would be in your benefit if you tell us yourself if the photo is yours, yes. If you are using someone else’s photo or text, please always quote the source/author.
It so unfortunate that you’ve been waiting for this phenomenon and could’n t have a chance to enjoy it, so far. I hope the weather conditions will allow you to later today.
Today the weather is clear here at my place, so probably we’ll see it. I hope I’ll manage to take a shot of it and share it here tomorrow.
@IrrPavlova its very difficult to keep the exclusivity in today’s social media savvy world but I got your point and would always put a line mentioning that it’s my original work to avoid any confusion! Being a photographer myself, there’s no point to use someone else’s photograph for this platform in my case
Thank you for understanding, @Saurabh_Narang . I’m sure you will find a way to keep your content original. Being a photographer makes you a content creator itself.
I wouldn’t say so, @Saurabh_Narang . It brings down the value of the photo in my opinion. It’s enough to have a caption under the photo on Connect and to have the photos in Google Maps as informative as possible.
If we see someone used your content for their own purposes, we will take the needed actions. As you already know we take caution in that topic.
makes sense @IrrPavlova as I also believe it to be a downer. Thanks for your suggestion here and making LG a very secure platform. All of you are a strong pillar of this community!
