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Credit & Copyright: Trevor Mahlmann
Explanation:
Near the horizon
the Full Moon often seems to loom large,
swollen in appearance by the famous Moon illusion.
But timelapse images demonstrate that the Moon's apparent
size doesn't really change as it climbs
toward the zenith.
Its color does, though.
Recording a frame
every 10 seconds, this image shows how
dramatic that color change can be.
The composite
follows a solstice Full
Moon climbing above a rugged horizon over northwestern Indiana.
A shrinking line-of-sight through planet Earth's
dense
and dusty atmosphere shifted the moonlight from
strawberry red through honey-colored and paler yellowish hues.
That change seems appropriate for a northern June Full Moon
also known as the
Strawberry or
Honey Moon.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - moonrise
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See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows
- Earthset from Orion