OK, it's the May full moon that sometimes is called the "milk moon" but since June is Dairy Month (you know that if you live in cow country) I've decided to call the June full moon that. There is also a lunar eclipse today but only visible from the other side of the Earth. Too bad - this eclipse will last a whopping 100 minutes due to the Earth being near aphelion; the Moon being near perigee; and the Moon going directly through the umbra. (Lots of strange words - just means the Earth is it's furthest from the sun; the Moon is closest to the Earth in it's orbit; and the Moon will be going through the darkest portion the the Earth's shadow.)
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