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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2024 June 20   
      
                              Sandy and the Moon Halo   
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace   
      
      Explanation: Last April's Full Moon shines through high clouds near the   
      horizon, casting shadows in this garden-at-night skyscape. Along with   
      canine sentinel Sandy watching the garden gate, the wide-angle snapshot   
      also captured the bright Moon's 22 degree ice halo. But June's bright   
      Full Moon will cast shadows too. This month, the Moon's exact full   
      phase occurs at 01:08 UTC June 22. That's a mere 28 hours or so after   
      today's June solstice (at 20:51 UTC June 20), the moment when the Sun   
      reaches its maximum northern declination. Known to some as a Strawberry   
      Moon, June's Full Moon is at its southernmost declination, and of   
      course will create its own 22 degree halos in hazy night skies.   
      
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