In the Pink

Nick Drake's 'Pink Moon'   (Fair Use)

Well, not really.  April’s so-called “supermoon” barely sports a reddish tinge, and that’s only when sufficient air pollution is present.  Not all that romantic a glow…

But what is aglow is the supermoon’s radiance.  Because it’s “about 15%” brighter than run-of-the-mill moons, it leaves a squinting impression.

Yet this impression is diminished when viewing the supermoon from between one’s legs.  In order to properly do so, a person must bend pretty low forward.  If the discomfort doesn’t get you, the disappointment will.  The supermoon just doesn’t look as large when seen from that humble a perspective.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/why-is-tonight-e2-80-99s-full-moon-called-a-pink-supermoon/ar-BB1g5M97?ocid=uxbndlbing 

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