The full moon of June, known as the "Strawberry Moon", occurred on 29 June. The Moon reached apogee on 28 June, so this full moon is smaller than average, making it a "micromoon".
The following images were all obtained with an Apertura 60mmED f/6 refractor.
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| rising through the trees on Snowshoe Mountain, 10:53 pm |
The next day the same telescope (with a solar wedge) was used to capture an image of the sun.
The Sun and Moon images overlaid illustrate the smaller-than-average full-moon size:
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