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by Peggy Robin
Yes, I know it was six days ago, but here’s a belated nod to
the astronomically amazing summer solstice we enjoyed earlier this week, which
was accompanied by the “Strawberry Moon” – a rare confluence of events:
The link above goes to Slate’s “Bad Astronomy” blog, which regularly
provides intelligible-to-the-layperson write-ups of the latest in astronomy, as
well as clear photos and diagrams. For local photos, my number one go-to source
for images of anything that can be seen and photographed overhead in DC is the
user photos section at Capital Weather Gang:
My second-best source is DCist:
If you don’t want to take the time to read a blog entry or scroll through
photos, then try this 35-second newsclip from CBS:
1967 was the last time the Strawberry Moon fell on the
summer solstice, and it won’t happen again until 2062.
Today, June 25, is also a day of note: It’s LEON Day,
marking the halfway point to Christmas. The name is NOEL spelled backwards –
and this is not a made-up holiday (at least not by me!). Here’s what you get if you Google it:
(These are just two of the many online calendars that come
up in response to “Leon Day” as a search term.)
Yes, you can start your Christmas shopping now!
Merry LEON DAY!
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Still Life with Robin is published on the Cleveland ParkListserv and on All Life Is Local on Saturdays.
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