A rare astronomical phenomenon for a whole month from late September to late October can be observed across the planet until the end on the eve of Halloween. We are talking about an unusual moon, which is called black as opposed to the so-called blue. Within one month, the second new moon will occur, which will be the thirteenth in the year, instead of the usual twelve.
The first to observe this phenomenon will be the inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere, that is, in the territory of North and South America, after which Europe, Asia and Australia will be in sight in October. Twice in a month, the sky will be completely moonless, since during the new moon the moon becomes invisible.
Despite the mystical excitement around this event, astronomers are eagerly awaiting the start of this phenomenon, as they will be given the chance to take a picture of the youngest moon, the record of which was set in 2013 by the French astronomer Thierry Lega, who managed to fix the divergence of the Moon and the Sun by only 4.4 degrees …