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Pictures: Strawberry moon from all over the world

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Strawberry moon in Glastonbury, EnglandImage source, Getty Images
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This beautiful picture shows people at Glastonbury watching the strawberry moon on Monday night.

Strawberry moon in Stonehenge, EnglandImage source, Reuters
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It was extra special because the strawberry moon happened on summer solstice - the longest day of the year.

Strawberry moon in Norwich, EnglandImage source, Gerhard Geldenhuys
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A strawberry moon is caused when the light of a full moon shines through warmer air, which happens at this time of year. Here it is rising over the poppy fields in Norwich.

Strawberry moon at Mount Baker, Vancouver, CanadaImage source, Instagram/ckristo
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A strawberry moon happening at the same time as the summer solstice is a rare event. It last happened nearly 50 years ago in 1967. Here it is rising behind Mount Baker, a mountain in the US visible from Canada.

Strawberry moon in Malibu, California, USAImage source, Instagram/_sarahendipity_
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A night-time walker on Zuma Beach pretends to hold the strawberry moon in Malibu in the US state of California.

Strawberry moon in Portknockie, ScotlandImage source, eskimoUK/Weather Watchers
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This is the strawberry moon rising in Portknockie, a coastal village on the Moray Firth in Scotland.

Strawberry moon at Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, CanadaImage source, Instagram/paulcollinsfilm
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Here it is peeking through clouds in Vancouver, Canada. The photo was taken from the Lions Gate Bridge.

Strawberry moon in Jacobsdorf, GermanyImage source, EPA
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In Jacobsdorf, near Frankfurt in Germany, a bird sings to the strawberry moon.