Look at the Tiny Blue Micromoon! | May 25 - May 31
Season 49 Episode 21 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ614 May 25-31, 2026 “Look at the Tiny Blue Micromoon! May 2026”
Star Gazers STGZ614 May 25-31, 2026 “Look at the Tiny Blue Micromoon! May 2026”
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Look at the Tiny Blue Micromoon! | May 25 - May 31
Season 49 Episode 21 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ614 May 25-31, 2026 “Look at the Tiny Blue Micromoon! May 2026”
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAM I GOING LOONY STAR GAZERS OR# IS THE MOON IS GETTING SMALLER!?!
GRAB A PAIR OF BINOCULARS AND# GO OUTSIDE AND I’LL EXPLAIN.
ON THE THIRTY-FIRST, WE’LL SEE THE# SECOND FULL MOON OF MAY.
THIS BLUE MOON WILL BE THE SMALLEST AND DIMMEST# OF THE YEAR - IT’S A BLUE MICROMOON!
IT’S SMALL BECAUSE THE MOON’S ORBIT IS AN# ELLIPSE, AND THIS WEEK IT REACHES ITS APOGEE, OR FURTHEST POINT.
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL# AT PERIGEE, OR CLOSEST, THAT’S A SUPERMOON!
AS YOU WATCH THE MOON WAX TO# FULL YOU PROBABLY WON’T NOTICE THE SHRINKAGE AND DIMMAGE,# BUT IT’S TOTALLY HAPPENING.
CATCH THE MOON EARLY IN THE WEEK AND POINT YOUR# BINOCULARS AT THE SHADOW LINE OR THE TERMINATOR NOTE THE ROUGH EDGE OF THE SHADOW?
THAT’S FROM# THE CRAGGLY CRATERS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE!
THE ROUGHNESS TOLD EARLY ASTRONOMERS THE MOON WASN’T# PERFECTLY SMOOTH; A REVELATION AT THE TIME.
IT’S NO CONSPIRACY, THE MOON *IS*# CONSTANTLY CHANGING.
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