A Full Strawberry Moon crossed the night sky over Virginia this morning in the constellation Scorpius, dodging some thick clouds and dipping below the horizon with the red supergiant Antares. FullStrawberryMoon StrawberryMoon FullMoon Moon NightSky Astronomy

Red close enough for a pink moon in June to swoon for.

Mu Cephi - about 1500 times the size of our sun. Betelgeuse - about 900 times the size of our sun. Antares - about 530 times the size of our sun.

However, Betelgeuse is approximately 1000 times larger than the Sun, while Antares is about 700 times larger. Therefore, Betelgeuse is bigger than Antares.

The Strawberry Moon, which will be full on June 11th, will also be visible and will pass in front of Antares in an occultation the previous night.