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In May 2021, as the world prepared for the second of two “super moons” that year, internet users marveled at a photograph that was presented as a view of an earlier super moon, set behind the temple of Poseidon in Greece.
For example, on May 18, one user on Reddit posted the photograph along with the caption: “This is what a ‘super moon’ at the Temple of Poseidon looks like”:
The photograph was authentic, and the description was accurate. We are issuing a rating of “True.”
The technical name for a super moon is a “perigee moon.” It occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon’s reaching “perigee” that is, the nearest point to the earth during the lunar orbit, which is elliptical rather than perfectly round. When that takes place at the same time as a full moon, the moon appears unusually large to us earthlings and produces some spectacular and dramatic views.
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The cover design of Number 1 Shimbun is seen in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Tokyo Olympics officials are incensed that their games emblem has been used in the cover design of the local magazine that combines the logo with the novel coronavirus. The âlook-alikeâemblem, which had âCOVID-19â written underneath, was published on the cover the the April issue of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan s magazine. It also appeared in an online edition. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Eugene Hoshiko
Commuters wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus wait in line for buses in the central business district in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. China reported six new cases Tuesday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping announced his country would provide $2 billion to help respond to the outbreak and its economic fallout. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Visitors look at an aerial photograph of Athens inside the Acropolis museum, in Athens, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) 5/17/2021
All You Want is Greece.
That s the motto to lure tourists during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic – those who are vaccinated or not infected – as the New Democracy government rolled out the biggest ad campaign in a decade to convince people to come.
The tourist season officially opened May 15 to people who can prove they are virus-free although they ll have to abide by the rapidly relaxed health measures that now is pretty much just wearing masks.
Restaurants had opened with outdoor dining and customers will be allowed into eateries and bars on June 1, the outreach program featuring the beckoning islands that have proved a siren s song in the past, even more now.