Why is it called “microseline” the pink full moon of April that will illuminate the sky on Saturday night

On Saturday night (12/4), the pink full moon of April, otherwise called “pink moon” and is a “microselle”, is expected to rise to the sky. But why is it called a “microseline”? As NASA’s scientist, Noah Peter explains, the moon is currently at its most remote point from Earth. “The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not perfect- it is elliptical and has an egg shape. Thus, there are points during the year that is closest to Earth and points that are farther than Earth, ”notes Peter, who is leading the NASA ARTEMIS III mission team, which aims to” visit “the Moon for the first time since 1972, according to CNNI. April’s microselle will be the smallest of the three microsellers of 2025, with the next one expected in May, according to Earthsky. For the best possible view of this microselle, as long as […]
Source: News Beast

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