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Today is the Summer Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere! The Summer Solstice marks the point in Earth’s orbit when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky, along the Sun’s Ecliptic Path. This zenith point is called the Tropic of Cancer, and the phenomena of disappearing shadows will occur at noon here. Because of the geocentric height of the Sun, it will stay above the horizon for a full day above the Arctic Circle. This is known as the Midnight Sun.
While the Earth is actually farther away from the Sun during Summer, the axial tilt of the Earth is now tilting towards the Sun (in the Northern Hemisphere), which results in the warmer temperatures.
This time we are going to investigate the Moon Phases of the next four months, up to the Autumn Equinox. The month of August has two full moons – making the second one a Blue Moon. There are two types of Blue Moons – and typically they are both! A normal Blue Moon contains two full moons in one calendar month. An Astronomical Blue Moon is four full moons in one astronomical season. This one is both!
The last Full Moon in September is the Harvest Moon. The closest Full Moon to the Autumn Equinox is known as the Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon typically appears brighter, larger, and orange-tinted. The moon rises much quicker than usual, leading to a bright night that farm workers can utilize to continue the Harvest into the evening. According to EarthSky, this happens because the Moon has the lowest orbit of the year as viewed from the Earth. The atmosphere is thicker and more water saturated near the horizon, which causes the Moon to appear larger and red orange.
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Astronomical Phenomena
 | First Day of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere June 21 |
Moon Phases & Facts
June Moon Phases
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| Full Strawberry Moon June 3 | Third Quarter Moon June 10 | New Moon June 18 | First Quarter Moon June 26 |
July Moon Phases
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| Full Buck Moon July 3 | Third Quarter Moon July 9 | New Moon July 17 | First Quarter Moon July 25 |
August Moon Phases
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| Full Sturgeon Moon August 1 | Third Quarter Moon August 8 | New Moon August 16 | First Quarter Moon August 24 | Blue Moon – Supermoon August 30 |
September Moon Phases
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| Third Quarter Moon September 6 | New Moon September 14 | First Quarter Moon September 22 | Harvest Moon September 19 |
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Meteor Showers
Perseids Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Perseus |
| Peak Date: | August 13 |
| Best Time, EST: | Between 4 and 7 AM |
| Zenith Hourly Rate: | 150 meteors per hour! |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Minor Meteor Showers
| Name | Peak Date | Radiant Constellation | Meteors Per Hour | Best Viewing Time, EST |
| Bootids | June 27 | Bootes | handful | 11 PM |
| Piscis Austrinid | July 29 | Piscis Austrinus | 5 | 3 AM |
| Southern δ-Aquariids | July 30 | Aquarius | 25 | 3 AM |
| α-Capricornids | July 30 | Capricorn | 5 | 1 AM |
| κ-Cygnids | August 18 | Draco | 3 | 11 PM |
| Aurigids | September 1 | Auriga | 6 | Before Dawn |
| ε-Perseids | September 9 | Perseus | 5 | Before Dawn |
| Daytime Sextantids | September 28 | Sextans | 5 | Before Dawn |
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