Full strawberry moon

The first full moon in June is called the Strawberry Moon (as most of the season's crop of strawberries are picked in June). I took this image handheld very early this morning (there are some benefits to insomnia - lol). My 200mm lens picked up both the brown tones of the Earth's atmosphere and some crater detail on the lower half of the moon. When viewed on black, the moon appears to be floating in outer space.

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[Miley]

Great shot. I'm going to try again with my compact tonight. Fingers crossed!

[Cathy]

Great image! And I learned something, too... a strawberry moon! The moon was beautiful last night when I walked our dogs, but I didn't have my camera with me.

[Robbie]

Great detail!

[Sunkist]

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[Lisa Villella]

Very nice and great on black! Now, get some sleep! ;-)

[Kareen King]

Wonderful detail. I'm jealous! I was driving home from Lawrence, KS when I spotted this moon, noticing it's different tones. Thought of stopping for a capture and didn't do it, not knowing it was a "Strawberry Moon." :( Fav

[Leana Niemand]

Much better than mine. Great detail.

[gloria jones]

Super capture and super on black

[KWind]

Wonderful work. It was cloudy here so we missed it.

[Lee-Ann]

Awesome capture.

[Danette Thompson]

Super detail.

[tony gig]

Wonderful shot Danny...

[Christine Webb]

beautiful fav

[Judy Starrett]

Incredible shot!

[David]

Superb Moon-shot Danny! Fav!

[Taffy]

Fabulous, Danny -- great image with the craters visible.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely detailed capture

[Ivan]

Great image, Danny, and it is great on black - super - fav,

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture.

[Graham Thresher]

A great detailed capture.

[Call me Joe]

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[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Fav! great capture

[Sheralee S]

Nice details in the moon and interesting info about the strawberry moon.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent capture. I love the details.

[Sandy]

It looks like a canteloupe. Great detail, and interesting narrative.

[Carole Imes]

Awesome.....love the color and detail. Fav.

[Richard Sayer]

The sharpness in this for a handheld shot is amazing... especially as you must have cropped it fairly hard - good work Danny.

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful shot! Fav

[Ashley]

Just an awesome capture! You've obviously got a steady hand, that's for sure! We've had nothing but rain this week, so no full moon for me this month. Bummed!

[Rosan]

Amazing detail! Super shot, and the fact it was taken handheld is impressive!

[dankabass3]

Wow excellent shot

[Simply Amanda]

Wow...great on black!!