Strawberry mini moon over Danish countryside
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Adrien Mauduit
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Explanation: The strawberry moon, also called the June Harvest moon, is a full moon (here only 99% Waning Gibbous, due to bad weather) that is at its apogee (point of its elliptical orbit where the moon is at its farthest away from the Earth). In other terms, it is a micro-moon (about 14% smaller and 30% dimmer than a supermoon). The moon crosses its apogee point once a month, however since its phase cycle and its orbit are not in sync, micro-moons and super-moons only occur occasionally. When the moon is rising, the loupe effect of the Earth's atmosphere makes it look bigger and deformed, and you can't really tell if it is really smaller or bigger than usual. The moon was supposed to rise at 10:26pm on June 10th, and this picture is taken at 10:27pm, so you can see that this loupe effect makes us see the moon rise well before it actually does. It a bit like when you can see a coin in a tank full of water whereas you are away from the edge.
The name strawberry moon comes from what the Algonquin tribes (Canada) saw as a signal to gather ripening fruit. In Europe, we used to call it the Full rose moon, or the Honey moon. The name is also probably due to the special slightly magenta color given by the late twilight, whereas the night has already fallen in the winter and we see it more orange or yellow.
Sony alpha 7rII + Sigma APO 150-500 f/5-6.3, single shot @ ISO 500, 1/8'', 500mm, f/7.1
Esterhøj, Odsherred, Denmark. 10.06.2017
