The full buck moon may appear red in skies across America this weekend due to wildfire smoke polluting the air. The moon usually turns orange or red during an eclipse, but this time, instead of being eclipsed by Earth’s shadow, the moon will be eclipsed by thick layers of smoke according to business. Insider. Western wildfires have grown so large that smoke has spread all the way to the East Coast. Making skies look orange. Reuters reports that only three wildfires over the past century in the state of Oregon have burned as much land as the boot like fire has this fire was so large it started generating fire clouds of smoke that could create their own lightning. Wildfire smoke is a health risk, and experts believe climate change driven fires like these will continue to happen more often.
Video above: The full ‘buck’ moon could turn red due to wildfire smokeLunar lovers, grab a cozy spot outside and set your sights to the southeast to gaze upon July’s full moon, dubbed the “buck” moon, as it rises Friday after sunset.The moon will reach peak illumination at 10:37 p.m. ET Friday, according to NASA. In all its glory, the celestial treat will hang in the night sky for about three days around its peak, so onlookers can enjoy the glowing moon all weekend.Why the nickname? July marks the time when male deer — bucks — grow out their antlers, granting this month’s full moon the “buck” moniker, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Bucks’ antlers go through a cycle every year of shedding and regrowing, getting progressively larger as the animals age.The name of the July full moon differs across cultures, however. Some Native American tribes name it for the hot summer season. The Comanche people call this event “urui mua,” or “hot moon,” and the Kalapuya people refer to it as “ameku,” meaning “mid summer moon,” according to the Western Washington University Planetarium website.Other Indigenous groups, including the Mohawk, Apache, Cherokee and Passamaquoddy peoples, named the July moon with references to “ripening.” Some are more specific to fruit, like the Anishnaabe’s “aabita-niibino-giizis,” meaning “raspberry moon” and the Assiniboine’s “wasasa,” or “red berries.” The Zuni tribe, from what is now New Mexico, says “dayamcho yachunne,” meaning “limbs are broken by fruit.”In contrast, Europeans use the term “hay moon” as a nod to the haymaking season of June and July, according to NASA.Typical of a normal year, 2021 has 12 full moons. (There were 13 full moons last year, two of which were in October.)
Video above: The full ‘buck’ moon could turn red due to wildfire smoke
Lunar lovers, grab a cozy spot outside and set your sights to the southeast to gaze upon July’s full moon, dubbed the “buck” moon, as it rises Friday after sunset.
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The moon will reach peak illumination at 10:37 p.m. ET Friday, according to NASA. In all its glory, the celestial treat will hang in the night sky for about three days around its peak, so onlookers can enjoy the glowing moon all weekend.
Why the nickname? July marks the time when male deer — bucks — grow out their antlers, granting this month’s full moon the “buck” moniker, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Bucks’ antlers go through a cycle every year of shedding and regrowing, getting progressively larger as the animals age.
The name of the July full moon differs across cultures, however. Some Native American tribes name it for the hot summer season. The Comanche people call this event “urui mua,” or “hot moon,” and the Kalapuya people refer to it as “ameku,” meaning “mid summer moon,” according to the Western Washington University Planetarium website.
Other Indigenous groups, including the Mohawk, Apache, Cherokee and Passamaquoddy peoples, named the July moon with references to “ripening.” Some are more specific to fruit, like the Anishnaabe’s “aabita-niibino-giizis,” meaning “raspberry moon” and the Assiniboine’s “wasasa,” or “red berries.” The Zuni tribe, from what is now New Mexico, says “dayamcho yachunne,” meaning “limbs are broken by fruit.”
In contrast, Europeans use the term “hay moon” as a nod to the haymaking season of June and July, according to NASA.
Typical of a normal year, 2021 has 12 full moons. (There were 13 full moons last year, two of which were in October.)
