The best pictures of the full moon in March

A prelude to the March 8th anniversary, 2023’s spectacular wormhole moon streaked across the night sky. These were the best pictures he left behind.

Every year, the eighth of March is not celebrated, In memorial of. On the night before the streets of various cities in Latin America light up with the purple glow of feminist struggle, the legendary Full Moon Parade marched through the nocturnal celestial vault. Here we collect The best images left over from the Worm Moon 2023.

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What was the worm moon like this year?

As explained by Lydia Lega, social editor at National Geographic in Spanishworm moon It inherits its name from the First Nations in North America. From the United States and Canada, local tribes watched how Earth creatures appeared again With the winter coming to an end.

Insects, worms and other animals They awoke from their winter sleep to see the full moon in April, as if to welcome a new cycle. In 2023 it was no different: The wormy moon reigned supreme Against the glare of other celestial bodies in the night sky.

Unlike last year, unfortunately Wormmoon 2023 was not a supermoon. This phenomenon occurs when, apparently, the only natural satellite of the Earth approaches our planet Slightly larger than the other nights.

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Moon in different dresses

However, all over the world He was seen in different dresses. It is observed in some countries in yellow, almost golden tones. In others, it contrasted with the purple sky at dawn. From Mexico City, according to astrophotographer Laura O’Dougherty, Reflection of sunlight in a silver halo:

“For me, photographing the moon is like a kind of meditation,” he said of his experience last March, in an exclusive interview with National Geographic in Spanish. “It’s time to be alone, without feeling lonely.”

The last winter moon lit up early in the morning For a day when fighting blows. On this day, the hills of the major cities of Latin America will be lit up with purple and green flames, which Evoke a sense of revolution.

Just like Earth They become fertile again in the springThe caravans of women iconoclasts will cultivate a more favorable, less violent, and more just land for generations to follow. The moon will be the silent witness to this change.

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