Strawberry moon rises over Mt Arunachala
Called the "strawberry moon" because it signaled the harvest of strawberries for the North American Algonquin Indians, the full moon in June rises over the sacred mountain in South India, hours after the first partial eclipse of the moon in 2012.
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Also called the "rose moon" in Europe, the full moon in June 2012 also marked the first partial lunar eclipse of the year. In South India, the eclipse was already over by the time the moon rose above Mt Arunachala.
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- date:4 June 2012
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Called the "strawberry moon" because it signaled the harvest of strawberries for the North American Algonquin Indians, the full moon in June rises over the sacred mountain in South India, hours after the first partial eclipse of the moon in 2012.
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- id:1255712
- date:4 June 2012
- dimensions:12.32 x 8.21 in. (3696 x 2464 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:26.41 MB
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