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Stunning strawberry moon thrills skywatchers - Fox News
Jun 06, 2020 1 min, 0 secs

Across the globe, skywatchers have been enjoying the stunning June full moon or strawberry moon.

“This moon is named Strawberry Moon as a reference to the time of harvesting strawberries in North America, originally from Native American tribes who used the moon as an indicator of when the fruit would be ripe,” explained Zoltan Toth-Czifra, founder of Under Lucky Stars, in a statement emailed to Fox News.

The strawberry full moon, as part of a penumbral lunar eclipse, is seen silhouetted in Malaga, Spain, on June 5, 2020.

Friday’s full moon was also a penumbral lunar eclipse for skywatchers in Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania, NASA explained, in a tweet on Friday.

The strawberry full moon, as part of a penumbral lunar eclipse, rises over the horizon as a man sits at Malagueta beach in Spain, June 5, 2020.

NASA notes that the June full moon was also known historically as the mead moon or honey moon in Europe.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac notes that the name strawberry moon was used by every Algonquin tribe.

The strawberry moon, however, is not a supermoon

The May full moon, known as the flower moon, was the last supermoon of 2020

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