Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Strawberry to Honey Moonrise [Popsicle stick]

NASA ^ | Saturday, June 25, 2016 | (see photo credit)

[SunkenCiv]

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.

[SunkenCiv]

[Credit and Copyright: Trevor Mahlmann]

[SunkenCiv]

The Big One

join or quit list APoD 'blog post new APoD topic Astronomy Picture of the Day topic & keyword Astronomy Chat, Bloggers & keyword Science Chat, Bloggers & keyword NASA's APoD archive Calendar 1995-present APoD on your desktop

[broken_clock]

Thanks! Nice visual for ending those, “nu’uh, see it is bigger on the horizon ya mo’ron” arguments :)

[TheOldLady]

That is simply amazing, my friend!

Spectacular results coming out perfect in the time-lapse photography.

Dang it! Now I want an orange popsicle.

Thank you for the post and ping, Mr. Civilizations. A-OK as usual.