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>The full moon will rise just after sunset on Tuesday, June 10, and shine brightest early Wednesday morning, June 11.
The full phase will peak at 3:44am ET, but the best viewing time is shortly after moonrise Tuesday evening.
Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will see the moon glowing orange or yellow near the southern horizon, thanks to atmospheric light scattering.
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>Legendary NASA astronaut has expressed excitement for the appearance of a Strawberry Moon tonight, saying it will be the 'best lunar views in 20 years'
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, shared on social media that the moon 'is projected to have a rather low arc across the sky due to the lunar standstill and will appear quite large.'
The low arc is caused by a phenomenon called a 'major lunar standstill,' which occurs once every 18.6 years.
During this time, the moon's orbit reaches its steepest tilt, causing it to rise and set at its most extreme points on the horizon.
As a result, summer full moons like tonight's travel much lower in the sky than usual.
The full moon will rise just after sunset on Tuesday, June 10, and shine brightest early Wednesday morning, June 11.
Stupid clickbait titles are stupid. Just my luck it will be cloudy or something.
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>>The full moon will rise just after sunset on Tuesday, June 10, and shine brightest early Wednesday morning, June 11.
The full phase will peak at 3:44am ET, but the best viewing time is shortly after moonrise Tuesday evening.
Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will see the moon glowing orange or yellow near the southern horizon, thanks to atmospheric light scattering.
Archive: https://archive.today/R55pW
From the post:
>>Legendary NASA astronaut has expressed excitement for the appearance of a Strawberry Moon tonight, saying it will be the 'best lunar views in 20 years'
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, shared on social media that the moon 'is projected to have a rather low arc across the sky due to the lunar standstill and will appear quite large.'
The low arc is caused by a phenomenon called a 'major lunar standstill,' which occurs once every 18.6 years.
During this time, the moon's orbit reaches its steepest tilt, causing it to rise and set at its most extreme points on the horizon.
As a result, summer full moons like tonight's travel much lower in the sky than usual.
The full moon will rise just after sunset on Tuesday, June 10, and shine brightest early Wednesday morning, June 11.
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