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'Strawberry Supermoon'
Native American cultures have named the 'Full Strawberry Moon', and this year is particularly special as it will also be designated as a 'Supermoon' to add to its appeal.
The 'Full Strawberry Moon' gets its name from its occurrence during the brief harvest season for its namesake strawberries. That name and other full moon monikers found in the pages of The Old Farmer's Almanac are derived from multiple sources, including Native American influences, colonial American traditions, and Old World European customs. Names for full or new moons were historically used to monitor certain seasons but in modern times they are mostly used as evocative nicknames that harken back to simpler days....
'Supermoons' are typically defined as any full moon situated at a distance of at least 90% of perigee (that point where the moon is nearest Earth). June’s full moon finds itself at 222,238.4 miles (357,658 km) from our planet when it rises at dusk.
'Strawberry Supermoon'
Native American cultures have named the 'Full Strawberry Moon', and this year is particularly special as it will also be designated as a 'Supermoon' to add to its appeal. The 'Full Strawberry Moon' gets its name from its occurrence during the brief harves...
Wonderfully captured!
May the full moon be 'super' or not, I always sleep bad then :-P
Cool photo
Here's my screen shot the moon over Circuit de la Sarthe during last weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Best, Tim ...
Wow!
Another really cool thing at Le Mans this year is that the Aston Martin Vantage won in its class .... Now, if only they managed to do better in Formula 1........