Stunning Strawberry Moon captured in skies over Hertfordshire

Dan Mountney
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The Strawberry Moon over Hertfordshire. <i>(Image: Sue Craigs Erwin)</i>
The Strawberry Moon over Hertfordshire. (Image: Sue Craigs Erwin)

Hertfordshire residents were treated to a Strawberry Moon last night, with many turning their cameras to the sky to capture some stunning pictures.

While the Strawberry Moon will peak in Hertfordshire on Saturday night, plenty spotted the rare lunar event, named by Native Americans to mark the season when berries are at their ripest and ready for harvesting.

If you want to see the moon tonight, the best time to spot the event is around 11pm, but if you want its fullest peak, then the best time is 1.08am.

Stephen Danzig's picture of the Strawberry Moon. (Image: Stephen Danzig)

According to the Royal Greenwich Museum: "Many cultures refer to May's full moon as the flower moon thanks to the abundant blooming that occurs as spring gets going properly.

"Other names include the hare moon, the corn planting moon, and the milk moon."

Discussing its historical links to Native America, NASA adds: "The Maine Farmer's Almanac first published Indian names for the full moons in the 1930s.

Another capture by Stephen Danzig. (Image: Stephen Danzig)

“According to this almanac, the full moon in June or the last full Moon of spring is known as the Strawberry Moon, a name universal to just about every Algonquin tribe.

“The name comes from the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries in northeastern North America.”

You can see the Strawberry Moon again tonight. (Image: Angela Scott)

The Strawberry Moon appeared differently for residents across the county. (Image: Colin Kinnear)

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