June’s Strawberry Moon was spectacular in Kitimat. In the moon’s cycle of an elliptical orbit it is its lowest point in the 18.6 years cycle. That meant the moon was low over Douglas Channel making for some great photos. The June 9 photos were taken with my Sony RX10iii, the other morning photos are a mixture of my Sony Alpha 55 and my Galaxy S23.
Moonrise June 9 10:35 to 10:58 pm
Rising Strawberry moon rise over Kitimat at 10:35 pm June 9. (Robin Rowland )
Rising Strawberry moon over Kitimat at 10:35 pm June 9. (Robin Rowland )
Rising Strawberry moon over Kitimat at 10:36 pm June 9. (Robin Rowland )
Rising Strawberry moon over Kitimat at 10:36 pm June 9. (Robin Rowland )
Rising Strawberry moon over Kitimat’s mountains at 10:55 pm June 9. (Robin Rowland)
Rising Strawberry moon over Kitimat 96.2% at 10:57 pm (Robin Rowland)
Rising Strawberry moon over Kitimat 96.2%. 10:58 pm (Robin Rowland)
June 11, 3:59 am
I woke up just in time to catch the full Strawberry moon sets over the mountains of Kitimat, with the LNG flare in the foreground. 3:59 am June 11, 2025.
Setting Strawberry moon over Kitimat Full moon and the LNG flare June 11 2025. (Robin Rowland)
Setting Strawberry moon over Kitimat Full moon and the LNG flare June 11 2025. (Robin Rowland)
Setting Strawberry moon over Kitimat Full moon and the LNG flare June 11 2025. (Robin Rowland)
June 13 5:30 am
Once again this morning June 13, the photography gods smiled and I woke up just in time at 5:30 am to catch the 96.2 % waning gibbous strawberry moon from my window. Images 1 & 2 are from my Galaxy S23 and the rest from my Alpha 55 with the 70-300mm Tamron lens.
Strawberry Moon sets over Douglas Channel June 13 on with flare. The moon is at waxing gibbous 96.2% (Robin Rowland)
Strawberry Moon sets over Douglas Channel June 13. (Robin Rowland)
Strawberry Moon sets over Douglas Channel June 13 on with flare. The moon is at waxing gibbous 96.2% (Robin Rowland)
Strawberry Moon sets over Douglas Channel June 13 on with flare. The moon is at waxing gibbous 96.2% (Robin Rowland)
Strawberry Moon sets over the mountains June 13. The moon is at waxing gibbous 96.2% (Robin Rowland)
Strawberry Moon sets June 13. The moon is at waxing gibbous 96.2% (Robin Rowland)
I don’t usually go out to the waterfront for birding in squally and rainy weather. This weekend I was on a photo assignment to shoot the arrival and departure of the LNG tanker GasLog Glasgow. That meant were lots of opportunities at Wahtl Creek and MK Bay in Kitimat, BC on June 28. June 28 […]
The first shipment of kiquefied natural gas from the LNG Canada facility here in Kitimat departed on on a rainy and squally afternoon of June 30, the GasLog Glasgow arrived very early on June 28, loaded the shipment and then departed for Korea on June 30. Images shot on assignment for The Globe and […]
