Science In Photos: See The Brilliant ‘Buck Moon’ Supermoon Rising Around The Globe Jamie Carter Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I inspire people to go stargazing, watch the Moon, enjoy the night sky New! Follow this author to improve your content experience. Got it! Jul 14, 2022, 08:00pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin COPANHAGEN, DENMARK - JULY 14: A full super moon known as the "Buck Moon" is seen as a deer grazes . . . [+] outside the village of Taarbaek, some 15 km north of Copenhagen, on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Did you see the first full Moon of summer 2022? Rising in the east on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, the full “Buck Moon,” “Thunder Moon” or “Raspberry Moon” was captured by photographers as it appeared on the horizon. Super moon rises over in Idlib, Syria as children sit on scrap car at the junk yard on July 13, . . . [+] 2022. (Photo by Muhammed Said/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The full Moon always rises in the east at dusk (opposite a sunset, or thereabouts) and sets in the west the following morning (opposite a sunrise). Only on the night of the full Moon is it possible to see the Moon appear on the horizon during dusk. The waxing gibbous moon rises over the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at the Giza Pyramids . . . [+] necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital on July 12, 2022 a day ahead of the July "buck supermoon". (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The “Buck Moon” looked orange as it appeared in the east. That’s because when we see it so low in the sky we’re looking through the thickest part of Earth’s atmosphere. A view of the Supermoon also called the Buck Moon, seen from India Gate on July 13, 2022 in New . . . [+] Delhi, India. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Hindustan Times via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBES VETTED The Best Post-Prime Electric Toothbrush Deals You Can Still Shop By Jason R. Rich Forbes Staff Amazon Prime Day Baby Deals Are Still Happening, So Snag Them Before They’re Gone By Lex Goodman Contributor The physics at play here is Rayleigh scattering. Earth’s atmosphere contains oxygen and nitrogen molecules that absorb some wavelengths of light more effectively than others. So why does orange dominate the light that makes it to your eyes when you watch a moonrise? A super moon known as the "Buck Moon" rises over Oresund Strait in the village of Taarbaek, some 15 . . . [+] km north of Copenhagen, on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Colors in the Sun's light with short wavelengths, such as blue, strike more particles and are therefore more often absorbed. They scatter more easily, which is why the sky is blue during the day. Colors with longer wavelengths, such orange, more easily pass through the atmosphere uninhibited. A supermoon, the "Buck Moon," rises over Graves light house in the Boston Harbor islands as seen . . . [+] from Revere beach in Revere, Massachusetts on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The “Buck Moon” was also the second-largest “supermoon” of the year after last nth’s “Strawberry Moon. ” The Moon’s orbit path around Earth is slightly elliptical, so there's always a point every month—called perigee— when it’s at its closest to us. At that point it looks about 6% larger than the average. The full 'Buck' super moon rises above Beirut's landmark Martyrs' Statue in the downtown area of . . . [+] Lebanon's capital, on July 13, 2022. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The “Buck Moon” was at perigee on the same day as it turned full. While the full Moon occurred at 6:38 p. m. UTC, the Moon reached perigee at 9:06 a. m. UTC when it was 221,993 miles/357,264 kilometers from Earth. The Super Moon called the 'Buck Moon' rises in the sky of Rieti. In Rieti, Italy, 13 July 2022. . . . [+] (Photo by Riccardo Fabi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Although a supermoon it's technically slightly larger in the sky, it's extremely hard for the casual observer to detect any change. However, a full Moon when viewed on the horizon does look large. The full "Buck Supermoon" above Rome, Italy as captured by Gianluca Masi at the . . . [+] www. virtualtelescope. eu Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project (used with permission) That’s because of the “Moon illusion,” which is when the human brain sees disc of the moon on the horizon during dusk and compares its size to other things it can see, such as trees and buildings. The full Buck Supermoon or Thunder Moon rises above lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in . . . [+] New York City on July 13, 2022, as seen from Verona, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images After all, the apparent diameter of the Moon is only 0. 5º and that doesn’t change much during a “supermoon. ” The celestial sphere around our planet is 360º, and from any one place on Earth you can see 180º. At 0. 5º the full Moon fills just one 72,000th of what you can see. Full moon rises over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque and Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 14, . . . [+] 2022. (Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The next full Moon is the “Sturgeon Moon”—also called the “Fruit Moon” and the “Barley Moon”—which will rise on Thursday/Friday, August 11/12, 2022. Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn . Check out my website or some of my other work here . Jamie Carter Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.