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**Astronomy Picture of the Day**
20 June 2024
**Sandy and the Moon Halo**
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace
Last April's Full Moon shines through high clouds near the horizon, casting shadows in this garden-at-night skyscape. Along with canine sentinel Sandy watching the garden gate, the wide-angle snapshot also captured the bright Moon's 22 degree ice halo. But June's bright Full Moon will cast shadows too. This month, the Moon's exact full phase occurs at 01:08 UTC June 22. That's a mere 28 hours or so after today's June solstice (at 20:51 UTC June 20), the moment when the Sun reaches its maximum northern declination. Known to some as a Strawberry Moon, June's Full Moon is at its southernmost declination, and of course will create its own 22 degree halos in hazy night skies.
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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240620.htmlPublished at
2024-06-20 04:05:47Event JSON
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"content": "**Astronomy Picture of the Day**\n\n20 June 2024\n\n**Sandy and the Moon Halo**\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2406/MoonHalo_pace.jpg\n\nImage Credit \u0026 Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace\n\nLast April's Full Moon shines through high clouds near the horizon, casting shadows in this garden-at-night skyscape. Along with canine sentinel Sandy watching the garden gate, the wide-angle snapshot also captured the bright Moon's 22 degree ice halo. But June's bright Full Moon will cast shadows too. This month, the Moon's exact full phase occurs at 01:08 UTC June 22. That's a mere 28 hours or so after today's June solstice (at 20:51 UTC June 20), the moment when the Sun reaches its maximum northern declination. Known to some as a Strawberry Moon, June's Full Moon is at its southernmost declination, and of course will create its own 22 degree halos in hazy night skies.\n\n#APOD #BlackHoles #SpaceFacts #SpaceExploration #AstronautLife\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240620.html\n",
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