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)
Kitimat held its annual Rail Jam at City Centre n Friday January 30, 202. A rail jam defined as a high-energy, grassroots skiing and snowboarding competition focusing on technical tricks on rails, boxes, and urban-style features. It is held in small spaces, often in city centres or at the base of ski resorts. The District […]
On this weekend most of North America was in the grip of a frigid polar vortex. On the northwest coast of British Columbia, the sky was clear (and there were few birds on the waterfront).
With cold, clear skies over Kitimat in late January, both the waning and waxing (new) moon appeared over the mountains and the channel close to sunset. January 21 had high clouds that hid the moon, but the sky was clear again on January 22.
