Amateur astronomers take note: On Tuesday night, the moon will appear uncommonly full and bright, and you won’t need a high-tech telescope or pricey binoculars to appreciate it.
The strawberry moon is a name given to the full moon in June by the Algonquin Native American tribe in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, and it relates to the region’s strawberry picking season (not the moon’s actual color).
In June, it will be at the closest point in its orbit to Earth, making it a supermoon by most criteria.
When a supermoon is at the farthest point in its orbit from Earth, NASA estimates it appears 17 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the faintest moon of the year. Supermoons are uncommon, occurring just three to four times a year and always in a row.
From Sunday evening to Wednesday morning, this one appears to be filled. Before you watch, here’s everything you should know.
