Strawberry Moon: Pictures from around the world
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The Strawberry Moon rises behind the Liver Building in Liverpool. Native American Algonquin tribes named this moon the Strawberry Moon. This is because they would harvest strawberries during this time.
The Strawberry Moon seen over the skyline of Sydney in Australia. The Strawberry Moon is also known as the Honey Moon, Rose Moon and Mead Moon.
People gather to watch the Strawberry Moon as it rises in Miami Beach, Florida on June 14, 2022. The Strawberry Moon in 2022 is a supermoon, and it’s also the first supermoon of the year.
Supermoons are classified when the Moon is at 360,000km (or less) away from Earth in its orbital path. Here the Moon can be seen behind a fair in Antalya, Turkey.
The ancient temple of Poseidon, near Athens in Greece. A supermoon is around 7% larger and 15% brighter than a standard full Moon.
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