A Strawberry Moon Over Downtown Dallas

 

If you happened to be up early the morning of June 14th, 2022, prior to sunrise, you might have caught a glimpse of the full Moon. I say might, because if you  look closely you'll notice a wisp of clouds across the face of the Moon and within a few minutes of when this was taken, the clouds completely obscured any lunar view. 

This shot with the full Moon over Downtown Dallas was taken from Winfrey Point on the east shore of White Rock Lake. I had hoped to capture it lower, just above the city skyline shortly before it set but this was the last shot I got before the clouds moved in. If only the clear view had held for another 15 minutes!

You can still catch a view of this month's full Moon (weather permitting). Just step outside the evening of the 14th after about 9:22pm CDT and watch for it to rise in the east. Even early morning and late evening on the 15th it will still be almost full (about 98% illuminated). 

If you have watched news headlines in print, broadcast or online, you probably saw this Moon referred to as a Strawberry Supermoon. In simple terms, the name Strawberry is a historical name (among others) given to full Moons in the month of June and a Supermoon is just a full Moon when it is closer in its elliptical orbit around Earth than at other times. For more information on this month's Moon, check out this article about it on EarthSky.org. 

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