And, it's a "micromoon." "What's a micromoon?" you ask. Thanks for asking. It is the opposite of a Supermoon, with this month's full moon being at its furthest point in its elliptical orbit around the Earth. While it will appear smaller due to this apogee, it won't likely be apparent to the naked eye. The Full Cold Moon should be self-explanitory. Yeah, we are almost at the Winter Solstice. It has also been called the Long Night Moon by the Mohican Indians, due to it rising near the solstice, the longest night of the year.
How it looked when I first checked it out...
A layer of clouds obscuring part of the moon (above). A patient wait for the clouds to clear, and...
I cannot confirm that test runs are being carried out at the North Pole, although this image is being spread around...
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