by APOD Robot » Thu Jun 20, 2024 4:06 am
Sandy and the Moon Halo
Explanation: Last April's Full Moon shines
through high clouds near the horizon, casting shadows in this garden-at-night skyscape. Along with canine sentinel Sandy watching the garden gate, the wide-angle snapshot also captured the
bright Moon's 22 degree ice halo. But June's bright Full Moon will cast shadows too.
This month, the Moon's exact full phase occurs at 01:08 UTC June 22. That's a mere 28 hours or so after
today's June solstice (at 20:51 UTC June 20), the moment when the Sun reaches its maximum northern declination. Known to some as a Strawberry Moon, June's Full Moon is at its southernmost declination, and of course will create its own
22 degree halos in hazy night skies.
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