No Strawberry Moon, a photo from Mazowieckie, East

Photographer's Note

If you've ever seen a full moon in June, you may have noticed something a little off about it. The moon usually glows a bright snowy white. Yet the full moon during this month generally appears with an orange tint, as though it were made of stale cheddar. rnrnThis is a phenomenon known as the "Strawberry Moon" and, in the year 2021, it is scheduled to happen on the night of Thursday, June 24.rnrnThe Strawberry Moon, specifically, generally refers to the full Moon in June — which is the last full Moon of spring, or the first of summer, depending on when it lands. Since the summer solstice landed on June 20 this year, this year's Strawberry Moon is the first of summer. rnrnAs for the orange tint, there's an astronomical explanation. When the moon sits low in the sky, it appears redder, similar to how the sky in general appears red towards the horizon at sunset. rnrnUnfortunately, the sky was covered with clouds, so no full moon was visible. But before the strong storm in the evening, the sky looked very unusually. These were the colours, I haven't done anything in pp.

lucasgalodoido, pierrefonds, macjake, jemaflor, ChrisJ, ikeharel, holmertz, PaulVDV, Royaldevon, worldcitizen, COSTANTINO, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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lucasgalodoido (27698) 2021-06-25 16:08

Hi Malgorzata,
the moon was really beautiful yesterday, with that reddish hue. Today was equally beautiful, remembering here we entered the winter solstice. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

pierrefonds (113700) 2021-06-25 16:12

Hi Malgo,

The sky is impressive. The point of view is showing the details of the clouds. The colors of the sky are amzing. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (220759) 2021-06-25 21:51

Ciao cara Malgo, fascinating burning sky with fantastic warm colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

macjake (98262) 2021-06-25 22:21

Hi Malgo
its as if you're on some other planet or something.
the scenery isn't the prettiest, but that doesn't matter, its about the sky itself, that's the main attraction. This was taken right outside of your house? Its as if the world is coming to some firery end. very cool and interesting indeed
cheers
Craig

jemaflor (146412) 2021-06-25 22:53

Hi Malgo,
Nice tone, original, well captured and presenetd, interesting and photogenic, light is well rendered, tfs.

ChrisJ (171366) 2021-06-26 0:23

Hi Malgorzata,

Here, it was raining and overcast plus the best view was at 4 am. But I have seen strawberry moons before and lunar eclipses, even a total solar eclipse in 1976. Now that was worth seeing! A superb sunset like photo with good sharpness and framing. Tfs!

ikeharel (112549) 2021-06-26 1:57

Thought some big raging fires attack your area, Malgo.
It is an exceptional set of red/orange colors, hues and tones, No other way to describ this unusual phenomenon.
Have a nice weekend,
Ike

holmertz (102096) 2021-06-26 2:21

Hello Malgo,
Very strange colours. I don't remember having ever seen anything like this. Spontaneously I would have asked what on earth you did to achieve this red hue. ;-) The last several days and nights have been very cloudy here too.
Best regards,
Gert

Tue (91692) 2021-06-26 7:00

Hello Malgo,
These reddish colours look spectacular, but maybe even a little frightening as well at the moment you experienced them, when everything had got this red hue. You managed to get a good shot of it.
Lars

lousat (138695) 2021-06-26 11:44

Ciao Malgo,never mind, even if the moon of June has a particular color, it is a photo and a topic that has tired a bit, facebook has been invaded by this photo that everyone has done. Honestly, it is much more interesting to see these two that you made with these very special colors, after all, for me you were lucky to have the clouds .. hehe ... Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

jmdias (114384) 2021-06-26 12:02

malgo

for me the moon was as ever.
nice view with this orange-amber mood with a touch of fog and light.
looks another young people died of covid today in my town.

take care

jorge

ifege (47103) 2021-06-26 20:53

Hi Malgo
I took a photo of the "strawberry moon" on Saturday evening our time - the sky was clear and it was very big but had no extra colour.
A very atmospheric photo with that red light. Great one.
cheers
Ian

PaulVDV (62810) 2021-06-27 3:00

Hello Malgo,
I admit I've never heard of the 'Strawberry Moon'.
I also can't remember ever seeing the moon in these colours.
It gives the picture a nostalgic touch.
Best regards, Paul

Royaldevon (85678) 2021-06-27 8:05

Hello Malgo,

This looks like a scene from a science fiction movie!
The sky has become eerie, turning everything to a reddish hue! I can imagine space ships or flying saucers just about to descend!
It really is strange!
Nowadays, we have explanations but I wonder how the ancients felt!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

kasianowak (17672) 2021-06-27 9:14

Wiec zamiast truskawkowego ksiezyca masz pomaranczowe chmury. :-). Rzeczywiscie bardzo dziwne, nigdy nie widzialam takiego koloru wszedzie - np. drzewa wygladaja pomaranczowo-zielono, mimo ze mozna by sie spodziewac, ze na zdjeciu beda tylko sylwetki.
U nas tez ten wieczor byl pochmurny. Widzialam natomiast niesamowity ksiezyc 85%, zaraz po zachodzie slonca poprzedniego dnia.
Slyszalam, ze nazwa strawberry moon nie pochodzi od koloru (zreszta ksiezyc wydaje sie czerwony tez w innych porach roku, jezeli wchodzi lub zachodzi o odpowiedniej porze na przeciwko zachodu lub wschodu slonca), wiec sprawdzilam teraz na googlu: "This name originated with the Algonquin tribes in eastern North America who knew it as a signal to gather the ripening fruit of wild strawberries". Widzialam kiedys naprawde niesamowity czerwony ksiezyc wschodzacy nad Dzakarta, ale to bylo w lipcu (niestety, siedzialam wtedy w autobusie do lotniska).
Pozdrawiam raz jeszcze i zycze milego weekendu.
Kasia

worldcitizen (15980) 2021-06-28 13:01

Hello Malgo,
This sky is a bit scary, like there's fire in the air. It's amazing that these were the actual colors. I've never seen a sky like that before. I guess it didn't last very long, so you were quick to capture it. Take care!

COSTANTINO (115645) 2021-07-05 22:21

hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice day
no more comments from me...
sometimes one shot is
one thousand words...
thanks for the sharing
and your useful notes about
the full moon...
regards
costantino

mcmtanyel (67789) 2021-07-06 20:13

Hello Malgo,
I love the monochromatic effect of this lighting. Well seen and rendered!
Regards,
MT

pajaran (115047) 2021-07-23 22:24

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan tekst ...
Lep odlazak dana, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Lepa fotografija u radionici.
Priroda pravi jednistvene i neponovljive trenutke.

Zelim vam sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

GyurMaster (24682) 2021-08-01 10:08

Dear Malgo,

What an apocalyptic photo. :) I'm glad to see that you are active again on the site.

Best Wishes,
Gy.