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LOW down Luna

LOW down Luna

This iPhone shot of the Full Moon was taken about 11.30pm on Friday, June 21, 2024 looking just a bit east of due south. I don't think I've ever seen Luna at such an extreme southern declination. Stellarium showed delta Sagittarius just below her, so a rough estimate would place the lunar centre at less than -29° which is near the maximum of the Lunar orbit's ~5° offset from the ecliptic. Since this was only a day after the summer solstice with the anti-solar point of the ecliptic at its lowest, this would be near Luna's maximum southern declination. It was a beautiful sight!