Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The "Solstice Moon" Happens Tonight

The official start of Summer is this Friday. With the full moon tonight and the Summer Solstice so close, the moon will look like it's hoped up on some type of 'performance enhancement' drugs! Don't worry, it didn't get a hold of any little blue pills, it's called a Solstice Moon:

"On Wednesday night, June 18th, step outside at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant form rising in the east. At first glance it looks like the full Moon. It has craters and seas and the face of a man, but this "moon" is strangely inflated. It's huge!

There's no better time to see it. The full Moon of June 18th is a "solstice moon", coming only two days before the beginning of northern summer. This is significant because the sun and full Moon are like kids on a see-saw; when one is high, the other is low. This week's high solstice sun gives us a low, horizon-hugging Moon and a strong Moon Illusion."

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