Greetings & Salutations, fellow stargazers!
Summer 2024 has officially begun with the summer solstice taking place on Thursday, June 20th here in the Northern Hemisphere.
This evening, Friday the 21st, the first full moon of the summer rose over the treetops about 90 minutes or so after the bright red-giant star, Antares -- the Heart of the Scorpion.
The June full moon is also known as the Full Strawberry Moon here in North America....and no, the moon is not pink during the event.
Fun fact: the Full Strawberry Moon only coincides with the summer solstice (June 20th, 21st, or 22nd) about every 19 to 20 years. This year's full moon takes place one day following the solstice, which makes this year's Full Strawberry Moon a rare event.
I was able to capture a really beautiful image of the Full Strawberry Moon just over the trees with Antares shining brightly in frame in the upper right of the photo.
I was also able to capture these really great shots of bright Luna passing through the moonlit clouds.
Finally, to close out this blog post, I captured a close-up shot of the surface of the Full Strawberry Moon, and was able to perfectly capture all the features of the Man-In-The-Moon and the major craters visible from here on the surface of the Earth.
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