“Will you catch the last full moon of the year?”

Ibinahagi ng National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ang larawan ng full moon na nakuhanan daw ng Apollo 8 spacecraft noong Disyembre 1968.

“The full moon in December has many nicknames. Northern Europeans call it the Moon before Yule after the winter festival that is now associated with Christmas,” anang NASA sa isang Instagram post.

Ayon daw sa Farmer's Almanac, tinatawag ng ilang Native Americans ang December full moon na “Cold Moon” o “Long Night Moon.”

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“This full moon occurs near the solstice, which has the longest night of the year.)⁣,” saad ng NASA.

Noong Disyembre 22, 1968 nang mapitikan ng Apollo 8 spacecraft ang naturang larawan ng full moon.

“The historic mission had launched the day before to demonstrate a lunar trajectory and prepare for eventual landings on the Moon. After circling the Moon 10 times on Christmas Eve, the Apollo 8 crew headed home and successfully splashed down in the Pacific a couple of days later,” anang NASA.

“This marked the first time that humans from Earth had visited the Moon and returned home safely,” saad pa nito.