13 breathtaking photos of the biggest supermoon of the year

{"id":1934241,"date":"2022-07-14T07:58:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T11:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d1934241","raw":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d1934241"},"modified":"2022-07-14T07:58:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T11:58:22","password":"","slug":"supermoon-photos-buck-moon-2022","status":"publish","type":"fishburn_gallery","link":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/supermoon-photos-buck-moon-2022","title":{"raw":"13 breathtaking photos of the biggest supermoon of the year","rendered":"13 breathtaking photos of the biggest supermoon of the year"},"content":{"raw":"We\u0027ve had a pretty steady run of breathtaking moon images lately, including \u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/lunar-eclipse-2022-super-flower-blood-moon-photos\"\u003ethe super flower blood moon\u003c/a\u003e and last month\u0027s \u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/strawberry-moon-2022-supermoon-photos-amazing\"\u003estrawberry moon\u003c/a\u003e.\r\n\r\nThis week brought the biggest supermoon of the year, also known as a \"buck\" or \"thunder\" moon, which lit up the night sky in spectacular fashion.\r\n\r\nWhy is it called a \"buck\" or \"thunder\" moon?\r\n\r\nFrom USA TODAY:\r\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\"The \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/12/supermoon-coming-wednesday-southeastern-sky/10039502002/\"\u003emoon\u0027s nickname comes from a number of places\u003c/a\u003e, including Native American, Colonial American and European sources, according to the Old Farmer\u0027s Almanac.\r\n\u003cp class\u003d\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003e\"For millennia, people across the world, including Native Americans in the eastern and central USA, named the months after nature’s cues.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class\u003d\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003e\"The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon,\" the almanac said. \"The full moon in July is called the buck moon because the antlers of male deer (bucks) are in full-growth mode at this time,\" the almanac said. \"Bucks shed and regrow their antlers each year, producing a larger and more impressive set as the years go by.\"\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\r\nTake a look at some amazing images from this week:","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eWe\u0026#8217;ve had a pretty steady run of breathtaking moon images lately, including \u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/lunar-eclipse-2022-super-flower-blood-moon-photos\"\u003ethe super flower blood moon\u003c/a\u003e and last month\u0026#8217;s \u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/strawberry-moon-2022-supermoon-photos-amazing\"\u003estrawberry moon\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis week brought the biggest supermoon of the year, also known as a \u0026#8220;buck\u0026#8221; or \u0026#8220;thunder\u0026#8221; moon, which lit up the night sky in spectacular fashion.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is it called a \u0026#8220;buck\u0026#8221; or \u0026#8220;thunder\u0026#8221; moon?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom USA TODAY:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#8220;The \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/12/supermoon-coming-wednesday-southeastern-sky/10039502002/\"\u003emoon\u0026#8217;s nickname comes from a number of places\u003c/a\u003e, including Native American, Colonial American and European sources, according to the Old Farmer\u0026#8217;s Almanac.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class\u003d\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003e\u0026#8220;For millennia, people across the world, including Native Americans in the eastern and central USA, named the months after nature’s cues.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class\u003d\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003e\u0026#8220;The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon,\u0026#8221; the almanac said. \u0026#8220;The full moon in July is called the buck moon because the antlers of male deer (bucks) are in full-growth mode at this time,\u0026#8221; the almanac said. \u0026#8220;Bucks shed and regrow their antlers each year, producing a larger and more impressive set as the years go by.\u0026#8221;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a look at some amazing images from this week:\u003c/p\u003e\n","protected":false,"block_version":0},"excerpt":{"raw":"These photos are STUNNING. 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