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Travel + Leisure
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- Travel + Leisure
7 Must-see Astro Events in the Night Sky You Won't Want to Miss This June
Celestial meetups abound in the night sky this month, from eye-popping planet pairings to a crossing of the moon and Mars. Even better: you can view many of June's best sky sights from a city or the suburbs. Of course, traveling to a dark-sky destination, such as a national park, will elevate your stargazing experience, especially during late June's meteor shower. And dark skies are especially important when northern lights are in the forecast, which could happen at any time, given we're still in the heart of solar maximum—the roughly 11-year peak in aurora activity. The lights put on an unexpected contiguous U.S. show in late May 2025, and those ribbons could dance again at any moment; here's our guide to catching them. Now, it's time for June's night-sky highlights. Here's what to look for while stargazing this month. Don't miss sunset on June 7—particularly the roughly half hour after the orange orb sinks, when Mercury and Jupiter will travel toward the horizon in tandem. You can admire the pair in the same field of view in binoculars or a backyard telescope from June 7 through the evening of June 9. (For safety, wait until the sun has fully set before using viewing aids to watch the planets.) June's full moon earned the 'strawberry' nickname for the month's proliferation of the bright red berries. According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, the name originated with Indigenous communities like the Algonquian, Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota tribes. It will reach its peak illumination at 3:44 p.m. ET; catch it rising above the southeast horizon after sunset. And despite the fruity label, this month's moon won't actually look pink. A mesmerizing view of strawberry moon in the dark night sky. Around 2 a.m. local time on June 19, the half-moon and vivid Saturn will tango together in the eastern sky. The duo will be close enough to share a view in your stargazing binoculars this morning. Scan down to spot Venus, which rises just after Saturn and the moon in the eastern sky. Friday, June 20, marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. To celebrate the new season's kick-off, here are 23 summer vacation ideas for 2025—or, for powder chasers, a buzzy new hotel to bookmark for skiing in New Zealand this winter. Add another celestial meetup to your June stargazing bucket list with the close approach of Venus and the moon in the pre-dawn hours of June 22. This morning, the sliver of a moon will appear just above Venus along the eastern horizon. Saturn will glow in the sky to the right, and the sparkly Pleiades star cluster will be visible just to the pair's left. The June Bootid meteor shower is weak compared to the late-summer Perseids, but it has been known to produce unexpected flurries of 100 or more meteors per hour, according to You can try your luck with the Bootids during the peak overnight from June 26 to 27. The shower's radiant point, located in the constellation Bootes, will be visible high in the western sky after sunset and into the pre-dawn hours. Head out for sunset on June 29 to watch the crescent moon temporarily cover Mars. The objects appear to cross right as the sun sets, and they'll slowly separate from each other as they near the western horizon. Enjoy the show from sunset until around midnight local time, and keep an eye out for Mercury on the northwest horizon after sunset, too.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
When can you see June's full moon in Wisconsin?
The first full moon of the summer is almost upon us, Wisconsin. June's summer moon will reach peak illumination on June 11. Here's what to know about your chances of seeing it in Wisconsin: The Strawberry Moon will reach peak illumination on June 11 at 3:44 a.m. EST. Want to know when to see it in Wisconsin? The Old Farmer's Almanac has a moonrise and moonset calculator, which lets users search by state, city or ZIP code. More: Summer is almost here. What to know about the start of the 2025 season in Wisconsin No, the Strawberry Moon is not a supermoon. There will be three super full moons later in the year, according to Used by the Algonquian and Ojibwe tribes, June's full moon got its name to mark the "ripening of 'June-bearing' strawberries that are ready to be gathered," The Old Farmer's Almanac says. Some other names for the Strawberry Moon are the Blooming Moon, Birth Moon and Honey Moon. More: What will summer weather be like in Wisconsin in 2025? Here's what the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts Here's a list of Wisconsin spots that could offer some of the best views of the night sky: Newport State Park, Ellison Bay Driftless Wisconsin Harrington Beach State Park Kettle Moraine State Forest Kohler-Andrae State Park Parnell Tower Here is the full moon schedule for 2025: June 11: Strawberry Moon July 10: Buck Moon Aug. 9: Sturgeon Moon Sept. 7: Harvest Moon Oct. 6: Hunter's Moon Nov. 5: Beaver Moon Dec. 4: Cold Moon More: The biggest astronomical events in 2025: Eclipses to meteor showers and full moon schedule Alex Groth contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Strawberry Moon 2025: How and when to see June full moon in Wisconsin
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's push for Lumbee recognition causes concern among other Native tribes
President Donald Trump's move toward federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina fulfills a repeated promise he made on the campaign trail, but it has sparked concern from other Native American tribes about the precedent set by the different process used in this instance. During the first days of his second term in office, Trump signed an executive order urging the Department of the Interior to create a plan that would identify a pathway for the federal recognition of the Lumbees. To be federally recognized, tribes must meet a specific set of criteria, including: proving their nation existed before the founding of the United States, that the tribe has been recognized as Native since 1900 or before, that the tribe has operated as an 'autonomous entity' and that members have genealogies that demonstrate both Native heritage and distinct ancestry from previously recognized tribes. The Lumbee Tribe claims to be 'the amalgamation of various Siouan, Algonquian, and Iroquoian speaking tribes' and to have a recorded existence since 1725. Currently, the Lumbees boast over 55,000 members who are spread across multiple counties in their home state of North Carolina. Although they were recognized by the state over a century ago, the Lumbee Tribe has not been recognized by the United States as a sovereign tribe. 'The fact that we are still here centuries after colonial expansion, centuries after war and disease … should be celebrated,' Lumbee Chairman John L. Lowery told The Robesonian, a local newspaper. Lowery declined an interview request from NBC News but said in a statement that he looks 'forward to the White House formalizing the document and sending it over to congressional leadership.' The Lumbees were denied the full benefits of recognition by the Lumbee Act of 1956, a law that prohibits the U.S. from having a federal relationship with the group. This blocks the tribe's outright recognition along with access to government funding for needs such as health care, education and economic development. 'The more than 60,000 North Carolina members of the Lumbee Tribe have waited decades for federal recognition,' Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., said in a 2023 press release. 'They deserve the same rights, privileges, and respect granted to other Native American tribes throughout our country.' In the past, the Lumbees have looked to other means for recognition, including multiple bills in Congress, most of which never made it off the chamber floor due to backlash from established Native tribes. Now, Trump's Interior Department is searching for another path forward — and these methods go around the traditional process established in 1978 by the Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA), which has granted recognition to more than 500 tribes across the nation. By circumventing this evaluation, multiple Native groups and tribal leaders worry that this could set the wrong precedent for tribal recognition in the future. Chief Michell Hicks of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says that a 'diligent process' must be in place, and he worries about how this order could erode the current method of recognition. 'We've always known who we were and where we came from, and the difficulty with the Lumbee group is they've attempted to attach to a number of historical tribal and nontribal names, trying to identify themselves,' Hicks told NBC News. 'I think part of it is just the clarity around who they are and are they truly a sovereign nation or are they remnants of something else, and not necessarily Native?' For some chiefs like Brad KillsCrow of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, this order undermines the efforts that other Native groups have undertaken toward their own recognition. 'There's a process that has been put in place, a process that we all have gone through and each of the 574 [recognized] tribes were able to prove who they were and their existence,' KillsCrow said. 'Don't try to take a back door and not do what everybody else has and then get federal recognition.' For KillsCrow, the Lumbee Tribe's recognition loophole is not a lone issue. The chief says he has interacted with multiple groups claiming to have Delaware ancestry but that haven't proved their historic roots. He worries that if the Lumbee are able to successfully bypass the OFA standards, other organizations that haven't met those guidelines will be able to do the same in the future. KillsCrow also highlights some potential financial ramifications to Lumbee recognition. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it would cost over $350 million to recognize the Lumbee Tribe and provide it with the allotted benefits. As the leader of a small tribe, he worries this will strip money away from his own budget. Hicks and KillsCrow believe this push for Lumbee recognition by the executive branch is rooted in the politicization of Native issues. Multiple times during campaign stops in North Carolina, Trump promised the Lumbee Tribe that it would be recognized under his administration. In Robeson County, North Carolina, where the Lumbee Tribe is headquartered, 63.3% of the population voted Republican last November. Previously, Trump carried the county by 51% in 2016 and 59% in 2020. But making tribal recognition a voting issue risks Native voices going unheard depending on election winners, KillsCrow and Hicks argued. 'I would recommend to President Trump, let this go through the OFA process,' Hicks said. 'Let the experts do their job. Whatever that answer is, it is.' This article was originally published on
NBC News
26-05-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Trump's push for Lumbee recognition causes concern among other Native tribes
President Donald Trump's move toward federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina fulfills a repeated promise he made on the campaign trail, but it has sparked concern from other Native American tribes about the precedent set by the different process used in this instance. During the first days of his second term in office, Trump signed an executive order urging the Department of the Interior to create a plan that would identify a pathway for the federal recognition of the Lumbees. To be federally recognized, tribes must meet a specific set of criteria, including: proving their nation existed before the founding of the United States, that the tribe has been recognized as Native since 1900 or before, that the tribe has operated as an 'autonomous entity' and that members have genealogies that demonstrate both Native heritage and distinct ancestry from previously recognized tribes. The Lumbee Tribe claims to be 'the amalgamation of various Siouan, Algonquian, and Iroquoian speaking tribes' and to have a recorded existence since 1725. Currently, the Lumbees boast over 55,000 members who are spread across multiple counties in their home state of North Carolina. Although they were recognized by the state over a century ago, the Lumbee Tribe has not been recognized by the United States as a sovereign tribe. 'The fact that we are still here centuries after colonial expansion, centuries after war and disease … should be celebrated,' Lumbee Chairman John L. Lowery told The Robesonian, a local newspaper. Lowery declined an interview request from NBC News but said in a statement that he looks 'forward to the White House formalizing the document and sending it over to congressional leadership.' The Lumbees were denied the full benefits of recognition by the Lumbee Act of 1956, a law that prohibits the U.S. from having a federal relationship with the group. This blocks the tribe's outright recognition along with access to government funding for needs such as health care, education and economic development. 'The more than 60,000 North Carolina members of the Lumbee Tribe have waited decades for federal recognition,' Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., said in a 2023 press release. 'They deserve the same rights, privileges, and respect granted to other Native American tribes throughout our country.' In the past, the Lumbees have looked to other means for recognition, including multiple bills in Congress, most of which never made it off the chamber floor due to backlash from established Native tribes. Now, Trump's Interior Department is searching for another path forward — and these methods go around the traditional process established in 1978 by the Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA), which has granted recognition to more than 500 tribes across the nation. By circumventing this evaluation, multiple Native groups and tribal leaders worry that this could set the wrong precedent for tribal recognition in the future. Chief Michell Hicks of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says that a 'diligent process' must be in place, and he worries about how this order could erode the current method of recognition. 'We've always known who we were and where we came from, and the difficulty with the Lumbee group is they've attempted to attach to a number of historical tribal and nontribal names, trying to identify themselves,' Hicks told NBC News. 'I think part of it is just the clarity around who they are and are they truly a sovereign nation or are they remnants of something else, and not necessarily Native?' For some chiefs like Brad KillsCrow of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, this order undermines the efforts that other Native groups have undertaken toward their own recognition. 'There's a process that has been put in place, a process that we all have gone through and each of the 574 [recognized] tribes were able to prove who they were and their existence,' KillsCrow said. 'Don't try to take a back door and not do what everybody else has and then get federal recognition.' Broader implications For KillsCrow, the Lumbee Tribe's recognition loophole is not a lone issue. The chief says he has interacted with multiple groups claiming to have Delaware ancestry but that haven't proved their historic roots. He worries that if the Lumbee are able to successfully bypass the OFA standards, other organizations that haven't met those guidelines will be able to do the same in the future. KillsCrow also highlights some potential financial ramifications to Lumbee recognition. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it would cost over $350 million to recognize the Lumbee Tribe and provide it with the allotted benefits. As the leader of a small tribe, he worries this will strip money away from his own budget. Hicks and KillsCrow believe this push for Lumbee recognition by the executive branch is rooted in the politicization of Native issues. Multiple times during campaign stops in North Carolina, Trump promised the Lumbee Tribe that it would be recognized under his administration. In Robeson County, North Carolina, where the Lumbee Tribe is headquartered, 63.3% of the population voted Republican last November. Previously, Trump carried the county by 51% in 2016 and 59% in 2020. But making tribal recognition a voting issue risks Native voices going unheard depending on election winners, KillsCrow and Hicks argued. 'I would recommend to President Trump, let this go through the OFA process,' Hicks said. 'Let the experts do their job. Whatever that answer is, it is.'
