The biggest and brightest supermoon of 2022 arrives this July |pixabayA new full supermoon known as 'Deer Moon' or 'Thunder Moon' will light up the night sky on July 13, reaching its maximum illumination point at 18:37 GMT, according to information from the Time and Date portal.Astronomy buffs should look southeast after sunset to see how it rises in the sky.Supermoons are defined as any full moon located at a distance of at least 90% of perigee, which is the point at which the Moon is closest to Earth.The 'Deer Moon' will be closer to our planet than any other full moon this year – it will be 357,418 kilometers from Earth – making it the largest and brightest supermoon of 2022, Almanac reports.It will also appear slightly further south, thus lower in the sky than last month.When a Moon is lower in the sky or closer to the horizon, it can also appear larger, RT indicates.According to various Native American traditions, July is usually the month when a deer's new antlers emerge from their foreheads with a layer of velvety fur, hence one of the names for this month's full moon.Meanwhile, the name 'Thunder Moon' is due to the frequent electrical storms that occur during this hot and dry month of the boreal summer.It may interest you: China builds an artificial 'moon', it can make gravity "disappear"Since full moons dominate the night sky and hide the faintest objects, it is a good time to focus sky observation efforts using your own eyes, binoculars or a telescope to see every lunar detail, indicates the Space portal.With the naked eye, on July 13, the highlands and lowlands of the lunar surface can be seen, which can take on certain forms with cultural meanings.With binoculars or a telescope, you will be able to see details of the craters, mountains, ridges and other formations.The planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn dominate the morning skies in July.Venus will also be there, but it will appear low in the east, so a clear view of the horizon will be needed to see it, according to NASA.The planets will spread out across the morning sky accompanied by bright stars like Capella, Aldebaran and Fomalhaut.On the 20th, the half-full moon can be seen between Mars and Jupiter and the next morning, it will be next to Mars.Looking south after sunset, you will see a sky full of bright stars, especially in the constellations of Scorpio and Sagittarius.If there is a possibility of being under a dark sky, it will be possible to fully enjoy the core of the Milky Way, densely packed with stars and dark clouds of dust and gas.But in addition to staying under urban skies too bright to see the core, a group of stars in Sagittarius known as the Teapot will help pinpoint its location in the sky.Write us and receive the latest news on your cell phoneVisit our channel and subscribeRegistering implies accepting the Terms and ConditionsDisable notifications in the browser.A site of Grupo Healy © Copyright Printer and Editorial SA de CV All rights reserved