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Strawberry Full Moon June 5th Of 2020
The Strawberry Full Moon on June 5th of 2020 put on a beautiful show this year. It was big and bright, with a lovely orange glow, as it ascended over the horizon. The Strawberry Moonrise in my area started around 8:50 pm and it came up right on time. It was 99.5% full when it peaked over the horizon. If you notice on the cover photo, there’s an object flying past the center of the moon. I’m not sure what it was. It may have been a bird in the distance or even a small plane. This month’s moon will not reach very high in the sky. It’s lower than…
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Strawberry Full Moon Lunar Eclipse of 2020
This year’s Strawberry Full Moon of 2020 will be an exciting one, especially if you’re in Asia, Australia, Europe, or Africa, India and China. You may be able to see the penumbral lunar eclipse. It will be a subtle effect, but nonetheless, it’s still an amazing event. The eclipse begins at 17:45 UTC, peaks at 57% eclipsed at 19:24 UTC, and ends at 21:04 UTC. If you’re interested in watching the lunar eclipse mark your calendar for noon at PT on Friday, June 5th at Virtual Telescope. Until then I’m going to share a few of the Strawberry Moon photos I’ve captured pre-full moon. The above photos were taken just above…
