You’ll first be able to observe the hunter’s moon in the sky on Saturday, October 8. Satellite pollution is threatening to alter our view of the night sky (And if you feel inclined, you can always do some meal prep.) While these early farmers looked to their illuminated fields during the full moon for a successful hunt, you might be encouraged to look up. “Animals are beginning to fatten up ahead of winter, and since the farmers had recently cleaned out their fields under the harvest moon, hunters could easily see the deer and other animals that had come out to root through the remaining scraps,” the Almanac said.
The hunter’s moon has historically signaled to farmers that it was time to prepare for the chilly winter ahead, as the full moon’s light provided easy visibility for hunting the animals that would fuel them through the cold months, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. (Native American tribes have different names for the full moons, such as the Arapaho tribe’s “falling leaves moon” for this month’s full moon, and the Passamaquoddy tribe’s “frost fish moon” for the full moon occurring in December.) The full moon after the harvest moon becomes the hunter’s moon by default. September’s full moon was closest to this year’s autumnal equinox, which fell on September 22, and thus became 2022’s harvest moon, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. The hunter’s moon and its September predecessor, the harvest moon, however, are named for the seasons. Why the hunter’s moon? Every full moon comes with a long list of nicknames typically tied to the months of year during which it occurs, according to EarthSky. Courtesy Earth & Sky, Lake Tekapoĭark skies: 23 best places in the world to stargaze The Southern Cross and the Coal Sack Nebula are visible near the top. Next to Lake Tekapo, looking south, you can see the Milky Way stretching over the Church of the Good Shepherd.
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