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elleng

(130,767 posts) Mon Jun 20, 2016, 05:51 AM Jun 2016

Strawberry Moon!

Happy Solstice!

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Strawberry Moon! (Original Post) elleng Jun 2016 OP

It was pink as it was moving out of view an hour ago. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #1

Thanks, In_The_Wind. elleng Jun 2016 #2

Lovely! mnhtnbb Jun 2016 #3

Wow, thanks, wanted to get up to check it out, but alias was still in bed. So thank you. eom a kennedy Jun 2016 #4

Also known as the Honey Moon OxQQme Jun 2016 #5

full moon,;whoellllllllll allan01 Jun 2016 #6

nice Mary Mac Jun 2016 #7

Very good alfredo Jun 2016 #8

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. It was pink as it was moving out of view an hour ago.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 05:58 AM

Jun 2016

Beautiful photo. Well done, elleng.

elleng

(130,767 posts)

2. Thanks, In_The_Wind.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 06:16 AM

Jun 2016

I'm happy to be able to catch it here.

mnhtnbb

(31,374 posts)

3. Lovely!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 07:02 AM

Jun 2016

Beautiful shot!

a kennedy

(29,618 posts)

4. Wow, thanks, wanted to get up to check it out, but alias was still in bed. So thank you. eom

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 08:05 AM

Jun 2016

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)

5. Also known as the Honey Moon

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 08:42 AM

Jun 2016

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140612-full-moon-friday-thirteenth-honeymoon-science-space/

Astronomer Bob Berman says that the honey-hued moon, which always occurs in June around the summer solstice, may have given us the modern term "honeymoon," with weddings traditionally held in June in some cultures.

"That phrase dates back nearly half a millennium, to 1552, but one thing has changed: Weddings have shifted and are now most often held in August or September," said Berman, who works with the astronomy group Slooh, in a statement.

"The idea back then was that a marriage is like the phases of the moon, with the full moon being analogous to a wedding," Berman said. "Meaning, it's the happiest and 'brightest' time in a relationship."