Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3680 Posts
Posted - Jun 24 2021 : 07:52:56 AM
Tonight is the full moon for June and it will be the last of the Super moons for this year. A super moon occurs when the Moon is closest to the Earth during the full moon phase. The June full moon is known as the Strawberry moon or sometimes the Rose moon because it often shows a pinkish color. Being a super moon, the moon appears larger than usual and the time of year has something to do with the color shown. The Strawberry name comes from the old way of identifying moons based on various times of the year. Most of all the US is having Strawberries ripen and roses blooming hence the name attached to this month's full moon.
Right now we are in this pattern of late afternoon and evening thunderstorms so I am not sure we will have clear skies when the moon rises tonight. If we do, I will try and get down to an area south of the city on Paynes Prairie where the sky is wide open and full moons are beautiful to watch rising up.
Since we all live in different parts of the US.if you can view this moon tonight, please leave us a note here and let us know what you experienced. I want to know if anyone gets the pinkish color!
There is a wonderful quick video on the homepage of weather.com about the Strawberry Moon. Check it out and see some wonderful clips of this moon in the past.
Happy Moon gazing tonight if your skies are clear!!
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015
levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
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Denise
Ohio
USA
10422 Posts
Posted - Jun 24 2021 : 07:58:21 AM
Planning to see it tonight. Supposed have clear skies.
Denise~~
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3680 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3680 Posts
Posted - Jun 25 2021 : 05:58:27 AM
Well we got horrendous thunderstorms about 3:30 pm yesterday afternoon and it was rainy and cloudy for many hours. The skies didn’t clear out until some time in the pre-dawn hours so I missed the whole thing. More of the same weather is forecast again for this afternoon so I might not be able to see the full moon on day two either. I am glad so many of you have a great view!
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015
debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3056 Posts
Posted - Jun 25 2021 : 06:12:01 AM
I woke up last night about 11:15 pm and there it was….very pretty and it had a rosy glow to it.
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year January 2020 FGOTM "Well behaved women seldom make history"... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts
Posted - Jun 25 2021 : 08:40:32 AM
I was on my way to bed about that time (CDT), and all I saw was a big round yellow/ white moon. It was very bright...and I was very sleepy!!! !!!!
Texasgran
Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3680 Posts
Posted - Jun 25 2021 : 10:14:44 AM
These posts of what various Farmgirls saw in their state are fascinating! A few over at the Chatroom posted their experiences as well. I am happy to hear about all these successes! Maybe next June, we will have clear skies.
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015
The Strawberry Full Moon tonight!
Posted - Jun 24 2021 : 07:52:56 AM
