STORY BY KAREN BOSSICK

PHOTO BY JOHN BOYDSTON

Ketchum photographer John Boydston stepped out with the dog recently at just the right time. He spotted a rainbow with a rising moon and managed to take several photographs before the phenomenon disappeared.

Yet another evening rain shower paired with a waxing gibbous moon perfectly, he decided.

Look for a Buck Moon tonight—Monday, July 3. The July super moon will be at its biggest tonight. Look towards the southeast after sunset to watch it rise.

A super moon occurs when a full moon’s orbit brings it closer to Earth than usual. Not too close, though—it’s still about 253,000 miles away.

The Buck Moon got its name from the fact that male deer’s new antlers reach full size during mid-summer. Some also know the July full moon as the salmon moon, referring to the time salmon returns to the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

In fact, the Shoshone-Bannock tribe was out fishing near the salmon fish hatchery near Stanley this weekend, employing old time methods as they hoped to catch some of those fish.