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APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:12 am
by APOD Robot
Strawberry Moon over the Temple of Poseidon
Explanation: Did you see the full moon last night? If not, tonight's nearly
full moon should be almost as good. Because
full moons are
opposite the Sun, they are
visible in the sky when
the Sun is not -- which should be nearly all night long tonight, clouds permitting. One nickname for
June's full moon is the
Strawberry Moon, named for when wild
strawberries start to ripen in parts of
Earth's northern hemisphere. Different cultures around the globe give this full
moon different
names, though, including Honey Moon and Rose Moon. In the foreground of this featured image, taken yesterday in
Cape Sounion,
Greece, is the 2,400 year-old
Temple of Poseidon. Next month will the
50th anniversary of the time humans first landed on the Moon.
Re: APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:35 am
by orin stepanek
Very nice! That feeling you get when your on vacation and find yourself in an enchanting place!
![Cool 8-)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
Re: APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:44 am
by neufer
Re: APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:56 pm
by Elias Chasiotis
It is litterally an enchanting place and you have to visit to really feel it! I am very lucky to live very near and my work is even nearer. Those ancient temples have an infinite beauty and they match perfectly to the surrounding landscape. We may have repeatedly photographed them, but it is really worth it, because they never look the same and they almost always give us new photographic thrills! Especially Sounion, is a place away from the big city, with very few buildings around and is left alone, so it has a unique beauty of wilderness.
Re: APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:17 pm
by bystander
Re: APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:19 pm
by Elias Chasiotis
I have many photos in my collection. For example, this is a totally different view, with a very old moon, on early February 2019:
Re: APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:46 pm
by geckzilla
Our little tree has grown so much.
Re: APOD: Strawberry Moon over the Temple of... (2019 Jun 18)
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:05 am
by Elias Chasiotis
By the way, the small tree is of the species Pistacia lentiscus, a very common evergreen Mediterranean bush, same genus with the pistachio nut tree. It grows in the wild here and i don't know if the certain tree was actually planted there, or it was sown by itself.