Micromoon set at Canigó peak
Taken by Juan Carlos Casado on December 19, 2021 @
LLers, Catalonia, Spain
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Camera Used: SONY ILCE-7RM3
Exposure Time: 1/80
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2021:12:19 16:25:57
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This image shows the sequence of the full Moon setting of today, December 19, 2021 obtained from the region of Alt Empordà, north of Catalonia (northeast of Spain). Our natural satellite sets over the Canigó massif ("the Canigou" for the French) and precisely in one of the positions coincides with the central peak (2,774 m), which is located in French territory, although part of its southern flank is in Spanish territory.
The Canigó is the sacred mountain of the Catalan people and for a time was considered the highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The French government's Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Delphine Batho, declared on 13 July 2012 the Canigó "Great Place of France".
Every year at the June solstice many people climb to the summit lighting the flame of the Canigó, a torch that watches all night. The next day they descend to Perpignan (France) with the torch used at the summit, to light the various fires of Saint John's night.
Today's full moon is popularly known as "Full Cold Moon", as it is the last full moon of the year (December) and also practically coincides with the boreal winter solstice.
This moon is also a micromoon, since unlike the popular Supermoons, it was at the far point of its orbit around the Earth (apogee), about 405,000 km from our planet.
The pictures were not easy to obtain, since with the constant presence of fog and low clouds, I had to change the location twice, getting at the last moment the sequence of images.
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