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elleng

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Wed Jun 23, 2021, 07:30 PM Jun 2021

'Strawberry' supermoon to adorn night sky Wednesday through Friday.

The first full moon of the summer is set to rise gracefully in the eastern sky Wednesday through Friday evenings and will appear a little plumper and brighter than normal.

The June “Strawberry Moon” is marginally considered a supermoon, according to NASA, the last in a series.

Supermoons are those full moons that pass the Earth near the closest point in their monthly orbit (known as perigee) and can appear up to 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than full moons that pass at their greatest distance (known as apogee).

The Strawberry supermoon comes on the heels of the May 26 “Flower Moon” and April 26 “Pink Moon,” which were also deemed supermoons. Of the supermoon trio, the Flower Moon made the closest pass to the Earth, according to EarthSky. The Strawberry Moon ranks as the third-closest full moon.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/23/strawberry-supermoon-june/?

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'Strawberry' supermoon to adorn night sky Wednesday through Friday. (Original Post) elleng Jun 2021 OP
Seeing it right now in NYC dhol82 Jun 2021 #1
DITTO here in southern MD elleng Jun 2021 #2
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