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Photos from friends: June full moon

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June 3, 2015
Just after the crest of the full moon - 99.9% disk Illumination - from our friend Abhijit Juvekar in India.
Just after the crest of the full moon – 99.9% disk Illumination – from EarthSky Facebook friend Abhijit Juvekar in India.
Beautiful image from our friend Nikolaos Pantazis of the rising moon on June 2, behind Poseidon's Temple in Cape Sounion, Greece.
Beautiful image from our friend Nikolaos Pantazis of the rising moon on June 2, behind Poseidon’s Temple in Cape Sounion, Greece.
Full moon on June 2, 2015 at Hartman Rocks, Gunnison, Colorado, by Matt Burt.
Full moon on June 2, 2015 at Hartman Rocks, Gunnison, Colorado, by Matt Burt.
This wonderful shot from Chris Hartley in Queensland, Australia shows the constellation Scorpius - and the planet Saturn - inside a moon halo. Thanks, Chris!
This wonderful shot posted to EarthSky Facebook by Chris Hartley in Queensland, Australia shows the constellation Scorpius – and the planet Saturn – inside a moon halo. Thanks, Chris!
Full moon and Saturn on June 2, 2015 from Anthony Lynch Photography in Lowth County, Dublin, Ireland.
Full moon and Saturn on June 2, 2015 from Anthony Lynch Photography in Lowth County, Dublin, Ireland.
Full moon setting on June 3, 2015 from France by Patrick Astronomie.
Full moon setting on June 3, 2015 from France by Patrick Astronomie.
Full moon setting on the morning of June 3 from Paco Telescopios in Spain.
Full moon setting on the morning of June 3 from Paco Telescopios in Spain.
Full moon over Rillings Hills near Colorado Springs, Colorado by Forrest Boutin Photography.
Full moon over Rillings Hills near Colorado Springs, Colorado by Forrest Boutin Photography.
Full moon rising over Tucson, Arizona by Sean Parker Photography.
Full moon rising over Tucson, Arizona by Sean Parker Photography.
Full moon setting on June 3, 2015 from Jenney Disimon in Sabah, North Borneo.
Full moon setting on June 3, 2015 from Jenney Disimon in Sabah, North Borneo.
June 2, 2015 full moon behind the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio, Texas, from Chicky Leclair.
June 2, 2015 full moon behind the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio, Texas, from Chicky Leclair.
Full moon on June 2, 2015 from Marcia White Bower in Syracuse, New York.
Full moon on June 2, 2015 from Marcia White Bower in Syracuse, New York.
June 2 full moon from Joe Randall in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
June 2 full moon from Joe Randall in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ken Christison in North Carolina caught this beautiful image of the moon Tuesday morning, June 2.
Our friend Ken Christison in North Carolina caught this beautiful image of the moon Tuesday morning, June 2.
Forrest Boutin Photography in Colorado Springs, Colorado caught the moon set Tuesday morning. Thank you, Forrest!
Our friend Forrest Boutin Photography in Colorado Springs, Colorado caught the moon set Tuesday morning. Thank you, Forrest!
Kat Baker caught the June 2 moonset before dawn, too, from the northern hills of Italy. Thank you, Kat!
EarthSky Facebook Kat Baker caught the June 2 moonset before dawn, too, from the northern hills of Italy. Thank you, Kat!
Alexander Kozik? in California caught Earth's shadow as the almost-full moon rose on June 1, 2015.
Alexander Kozik in California caught Earth’s shadow as the almost-full moon rose on June 1, 2015.
Niko Powe in Kewanee, Illinois caught last night's moon - June 1, 2015. The
Niko Powe in Kewanee, Illinois caught the June 1 moon. The “star” to the left of the moon is Saturn. Thanks, Niko!
Moon set in the west this morning - June 2, 2015 - opposite the sunrise. It'll rise again in the east this evening, opposite the sunset. Photo by GregDiesel Landscape Photography in Moyock, North Carolina.
Moon set in the west this morning – June 2, 2015 – opposite the sunrise. It’ll rise again in the east this evening, opposite the sunset. Photo by GregDiesel Landscape Photography in Moyock, North Carolina.
Not a full moon, but pretty close, from Odilon Simões Corrêa in Brazil.
Not a full moon, but pretty close, from EarthSky Facebook Odilon Simões Corrêa in Brazil.
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Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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