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Sunday, June 16 Father’s Day Make your Dad smile today.
Wednesday, June 19 Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
Thursday, June 20 Summer Solstice The National Weather Service explains: The summer solstice occurs at the moment the earth’s tilt toward/from the sun is at a maximum. Therefore, on the day of the summer solstice, the sun appears at its highest elevation with a noontime position that changes very little for several days before and after the summer solstice. The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, which is located at 23.5° latitude North and runs through Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and southern China. For every place north of the Tropic of Cancer, the sun is at its highest point in the sky and this is the longest day of the year.
Friday, June 21 Full Strawberry Moon was named by early Native American tribes because wild strawberries ripen in early summer and wild strawberries were plentiful in June.
BIRDING FESTIVALS in JUNE
June 7-9 Rangeley Birding Festival Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, Rangeley ME
STAR PARTIES in JUNE
June 1-8 Grand Canyon Star Party, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/grand-canyon-star-party.htm
June 5-9 Rocky Mountain Star Stare Gardner, CO https://rmss.org/
June 5-8 Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival Bryce Canyon National Park, UT https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astrofest.htm
June 5-9 York County Star Party Lancaster PA https://www.skyshedpodpa.com/
June 6-9 Cherry Springs Star Party, Coudersport PA https://sites.google.com/astrohbg.org/Cherry-Springs-Star-Party
June 6-8 Wisconsin Observers Weekend, Harman Creek State Park WI https://www.new-star.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53
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