Di August full Moon wey dem also call Sturgeon Moon light up di sky over UK on Thursday night. E no be ordinary full moon because Sun, Earth, and Moon align themselves to create lunar eclipse for some parts of the world.
BBC Weather Watchers don capture plenty beautiful photos of di celestial show, wey reach im peak before daybreak for UK. For many areas, di Moon take on reddish appearance wey surprise plenty pipo.
According to wetin we sabi about lunar eclipse, na when Earth pass between Sun and Moon, and Moon move enter Earth shadow temporarily. For di UK, e be partial lunar eclipse, so only part of di Moon enter di darkest section of dat shadow, wey dem call umbra. Di Moon no completely cut off from sunlight.
Why e red? Na because sunlight wey pass through Earth atmosphere scatter. Di shorter blue wavelengths scatter more easily, but di longer wavelength red light reach di Moon. Den dem reflect back towards Earth, so di eclipsed Moon get im red colour.
Like other full moons for di year, di name come from natural events wey dey happen around dat time. Historically, full moons get nicknames to help pipo track time and monitor changing seasons. Di August full moon get im name from sturgeon fish wey dey plenty for rivers of North America at dis time.
Our next full moon go be on 26 September, wey dem go call Harvest or Corn Moon, because na di time wey crops dey traditionally gather. But for UK, di extreme heat of summer don make harvest earlier dis year for many places.
