The Strawberry Moon was a sweet treat for skywatchers around the world this month.
June’s full moon, also known as the Strawberry Moon, rose on Saturday (June 3), and moonwatchers across the globe were on hand to capture some juicy images of the fully-illuminated lunar face before it set on Sunday morning.
Following the Strawberry Moon, the moon will begin rising in the night sky later and later while also waning, meaning the lit portion of its visible disk will begin growing smaller. Our planet’s natural satellite will then reach new moon on June 18, at which point it will be totally lost in the sun’s glare.
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From Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S, Gary Gershon caught a stunning image of the Strawberry moon shrouded by clouds as it hovered over the brightly-lit skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City.
The dusky red full moon of June may not have been as large as seen rising over Alcatraz of San Francisco in California, United States, but it still looks ominous when framed against the famous now abandoned federal island prison.
From the United Kingdom, an image of the full moon captured in Twickenham by Tejas Sandhu shows a close-up of the lunar surface with many of its features clearly visible.
The Strawberry Moon illuminated the skies over the Gaza Strip, despite a somewhat cloudy night.
And moonwatchers in Ungaran, Central Java Province, Indonesia caught the Strawberry Moon peeking out from behind local flora.
On Twitter, amateur astronomers shared their images of the Strawberry Moon from regions further afield than California. Amateur astrophotographer Jamal Nasir, who goes by the Twitter handle TheMoonGuy, imaged the June full moon from his home nation of Pakistan.
The strawberry moon #StrawberryMoon pic.twitter.com/mU2COSzLMQJune 3, 2023
The images show the moon with a powerful white glow replete with an incredible level of detail. Twitter user Anas also captured the moon from Pakistan, but this time with taking on a vivid yellow glow.
the moon in all its glory pic.twitter.com/w16UezlbH8June 4, 2023
Many cultures throughout the ages have assigned spiritual significance to the phases of the moon — especially the full moon. Even in more enlightened times, it is not hard to see why when viewing this image of the Strawberry Moon taken by Stonehenge Dronescapes shared by the Stonehenge U.K. Twitter account.
No less beautiful is the video of the full Strawberry Moon as it rises over Liverpool’s historic River Mersey, Albert Dock and Liver building as livestreamed on YouTube by award-winning weather photographer Stephen Cheatley who goes by the handle Starman1969.
Cheatly also shared some incredible stills of the Strawberry Moon on his Twitter feed.
Watch my video on last nights epic #StrawberryMoon rising last night over Liverpool https://t.co/FYWTjUFAv7 pic.twitter.com/lo5bcEC37zJune 4, 2023
The next full moon, July’s Buck Moon, will rise on Monday, July 3.
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