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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 29   
      
                                  A Solstice Moon   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)   
      
      Explanation: Rising opposite the setting Sun, June's Full Moon occurred   
      within about 28 hours of the solstice. The Moon stays close to the   
      Sun's path along the ecliptic plane and so while the solstice Sun   
      climbed high in daytime skies, June's Full Moon remained low that night   
      as seen from northern latitudes. In fact, the Full Moon hugs the   
      horizon in this June 21 rooftop night sky view from Bursa, Turkey,   
      constructed from exposures made every 10 minutes between moonrise and   
      moonset. In 2024 the Moon also reached a major lunar standstill, an   
      extreme in the monthly north-south range of moonrise and moonset caused   
      by the precession of the Moon's orbit over an 18.6 year cycle. As a   
      result, this June solstice Full Moon was at its southernmost moonrise   
      and moonset along the horizon.   
      
                           Tomorrow's picture: Earthrise   
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