'Supermoon' is a popular term for a full moon occurring when our natural satellite is close to its perigee, or its minimum distance from the Earth.
The full moon in February—the second of winter—is traditionally referred to as the"Snow Moon,""Storm Moon," or"Hunger Moon." These names originally derived from Native American groups living in what is now the northeastern U.S. but were later adopted by colonizing Europeans, according to Gordon Johnston'sAncient peoples used the moon to track the seasons, so it's not surprising that Native Americans in the northeastern U.S.
However, most people will not be able to recognize these subtle differences in the moon's size and brightness. "That last part of the definition, 'on a given orbit,' is critical, because the moon's perigee—and apogee, i.e., farthest distance from Earth—changes from orbit to orbit due to gravitational perturbations by the sun, Earth, and other solar system bodies," Fienberg said.
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