Yesterday, sky watchers around the world were treated to views of the so-called strawberry supermoon. June's full moon is called the strawberry moon because it coincides with strawberry-harvesting season in parts of North America. It is also one of the two largest full moons of 2022, when the moon appears about 10 percent larger than average, as it approaches its closest point in orbit—the next supermoon of this year takes place in July. Though the moon might appear larger and brighter, the size difference is actually so small that a casual observer would probably never notice. Nonetheless, photographers across the globe captured the event; here are 14 of the most super images of this year’s strawberry supermoon.
Views of the Strawberry Supermoon
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![The full moon behind statues of angels on a cathedral roof]()
Read moreSculptures of angels atop St. Isaac's Cathedral are silhouetted by the full moon in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 13, 2022. #
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![A rising full moon behind a lighthouse.]()
Read moreA full moon rises behind the Boston Light, on June 14, 2022, as seen from Winthrop, Massachusetts. #
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![About nine people sit, stand, and swim on a beach at moonrise.]()
Read morePeople gather to watch the strawberry supermoon as it rises in Miami Beach, Florida, on June 14, 2022. #
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![A full moon rises over Manhattan.]()
Read moreThe strawberry supermoon rises over Manhattan in New York City, on June 14, 2022. #
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![A couple and a dog are silhouetted by a full moon.]()
Read moreA couple and a dog are seen on a mountain, watching as the supermoon rises, from Cruce de Arinaga, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on June 14, 2022. #
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![The full moon beyond rough natural pinnacles in a desert.]()
Read moreThe strawberry supermoon sets behind the Trona Pinnacles, which were formed when this region of the Mojave Desert was under a body of water, on June 14, 2022, near Trona, California. #
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Read moreA passenger aircraft approaches to land as the strawberry supermoon rises behind the California Tower, at Balboa Park, in San Diego, California, on June 14, 2022. #
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![The moon beyond the top of a large rocket that stands on a launch pad.]()
Read moreThe strawberry supermoon is visible beside NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 15, 2022. #
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![Roof decorations on a tower are silhouetted against a full moon.]()
Read moreRoof decorations depicting sacred beasts on a tower at the Forbidden City are silhouetted against a supermoon on June 14, 2022, in Beijing, China. #
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![The moon rises over Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.]()
Read moreThe moon rises over Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 14, 2022. #
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![A full moon rises behind an ancient Greek temple.]()
Read moreA full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, on June 14, 2022. #
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![The moon beyond a Ferris wheel.]()
Read moreThe strawberry moon rises over the sky in Antalya, Turkey, on June 15, 2022. #
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![The full moon sets behind telecommunication towers.]()
Read moreThe full moon sets behind telecommunication towers on top of Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, on June 15, 2022. #
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![A full moon rises beyond a distant hilltop village in Greece.]()
Read moreThe strawberry supermoon rises behind the village of Imerovigli on Santorini's caldera, on Greece's Cyclades islands, on June 14, 2022. #
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