What show.
While during the day, the sun sometimes shines too brightly on many countries to the point of triggering heat waves, at night, and more particularly from Wednesday to Thursday, it was the Moon that was in the spotlight.
And not just any, since the populations of the northern hemisphere were able to observe a “Super Thunder Moon”, which corresponds to the moment our natural satellite is positioned at the shortest distance from Earth.
It's a rather special full moon, bigger and brighter than usual.
Because it is at its perigee, that is to say closest to the Earth: 357,264 km from our planet, according to the IMCEE, while the average distance is 384,400 km.
The very spectacular phenomenon was visible as early as 10 p.m. Wednesday in France, and remained in the sky until 4:52 a.m. early in the morning on July 14.
Here is a selection of the most beautiful images of this “Super Thunder Moon”.
The Moon next to the Eiffel Tower
LP / Olivier Corsan LP / Olivier Corsan
In the sky of Paris
LP / Olivier Corsan LP / Olivier Corsan
A real show
LP/Olivier Arandel Le Parisien
New York on the Seine
LP / Olivier Corsan LP / Olivier Corsan
The real New York
REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
In the sky of Ciuadad Juarez, Mexico
REUTERS/Jose Luis González
From Dubai Marina
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP AFP or licensors
Above the Turkish part of Cyprus
Amir MAKAR / AFP AFP or licensors
At sea of Cyprus
REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Return to France, to Saint-Nazaire, to Brittany
REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
The Russians also enjoyed the show
REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
And if you missed this Super Moon, don't worry: the next (and last) of the year will take place on August 11th.
