US EditionClouds Block Finland’s View of Strawberry Moon
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Helsinki Times
einnews.comClouds block Finland’s view of strawberry moon
The full moon on Wednesday marked the annual appearance of the so-called strawberry moon, but cloudy skies prevented most of Finland from seeing it. In the United States and other parts of the world, June’s full moon carries the name due to its seasonal timing with wild strawberry harvests. The name, along with others such as wolf moon in January and pink moon in April, comes from long-standing cultural traditions and farmer’s almanac classifica…
The June full moon is known around the world as the Strawberry Moon. The reddish color is caused by moisture and impurities in the air.
Tonight is full moon. Not only that, it is strawberry moon, that's the full moon in June. The moon can look especially big and above all red when it rises. Why is the full moon in June called strawberry moon? We ask this question to Dr. Monika Staesche, who is deputy supervisor of the Planetarium Berlin Foundation and director of the Planetarium at the Insulaner as well as the Wilhelm-Foerster Observatory.
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