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Justbec
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Justbec
I do too and here in Minnesota there is so much sky and so many stars 
Same here but it was overcast and I couldn't see this: For the first time in 70 years the 'Strawberry' Full Moon during the Summer Solstice, June 20th, 2016I do too and here in Minnesota there is so much sky and so many stars
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Justbec
I got to see it but didn't take any pictures..
Lucky you! Was it as colorful as it looks in the video?
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Justbec
No not really.. To me it just had a bit of an orange/pink tint. It was pretty but nothing like that video.
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DaveM
Every time we seems to really have something big to see it rains my side
I hear you on that... Most events here happen above the cloudsEvery time we seems to really have something big to see it rains my side
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Justbec
I hear you. I never got to see anything when we lived in New York because of the 'light pollution'. Out here in Minnesota you can see forever.
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DaveM
When you don't have the city light around what you can see is stunning.
Evil Eye
Well-Known Stalker
My night sky on a clear night tends to be about 10 barely visible stars. Light pollution indeed.
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Justbec
The moon reaches first quarter on July 12 at 0:52 UTC. At U.S. time zones, that means the first quarter moon occurs on July 11 at 8:52 p.m. EDT, 7:52 p.m. CDT, 6:52 p.m. MDT and 5:52 p.m. PDT.
At quarter moon, the moon’s disk appears half-illuminated in sunshine and half-engulfed in the moon’s own shadow.
The lunar terminator – the shadow line dividing the lunar day from the lunar night – shows you where it’s sunrise on the moon as it waxes from new moon to full moon.
At quarter moon, the moon’s disk appears half-illuminated in sunshine and half-engulfed in the moon’s own shadow.
The lunar terminator – the shadow line dividing the lunar day from the lunar night – shows you where it’s sunrise on the moon as it waxes from new moon to full moon.