That name has nothing to do with the color of the moon... The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac (my go-to source for full moon info) come from many places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Historically, names for the full or new Moons were used to track the seasons. Today, we think of Moon names as “nicknames” for the Moon.
This “Strawberry Moon” name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes that live in the northeastern United States as well as the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many.
The color hue of the moon in the photos below are due to it being low in the sky - you (and the camera lens) are looking through more of the atmosphere at this low angle, which gives the moon that tint of color.
The full moon...
Just before this, I got this photo of the moon peeking over South Mountain...
How it looked to your eyes, as the moon topped the mountain...
The camera sensor can't handle the contrast - the difference between the black of the mountain and the bright moon. So, in order to see even the silhouette of the mountain, I expose for "the scene." Which means the moon will be over-exposed and not have the detail in it like the first two images, shot in Manual Exposure.
The peak of the full moon was at 12:43am... real early this morning. It appears full earlier than that and will still look full tonight, if Mother Nature was cooperative giving you a clear view of the sky.
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