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Rayed craters make tonight’s full moon spectacular
At full moon, the sun, Earth and moon are nearly in a straight line. An observer on Earth (blue) sees sunlight illuminating the moon's face from directly behind. Illustration: Bob King Tonight’s the...
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Full moon, crackling sun and an awesome planetary duo
The full moon will ride up with Mars in the eastern sky tonight. This map shows the view around 8 p.m. local time. The moon is full and the crows are cawing. Depending on where you live, you have the...
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Watch out! Here comes May’s super duper full moon
This weekend's full moon will be the biggest of the year. If you catch it around rising time, the thickness of the atmosphere at low elevation will distort the moon's shape and color it orange. Photo:...
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Full Thunder Moon goes boom-boom tonight
Tonight’s the full Strawberry Moon. Pick a place with a wide open view to the southeast to watch it rise around sunset in the southeast. Photo: Bob King Tonight the Full Thunder Moon (also called the...
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Let the Blue Moon shine your blues away
Tomorrow night August 31 we’ll have a Blue Moon – the second full moon this month. Photo ilustration: Bob King Tomorrow night’s the Blue Moon. It won’t actually be blue unless you happen to be near a...
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Chance for auroras tonight, a bird-watcher’s moon and more
The “blossom” of material around the sun is a cloud of plasma speeding toward us at 2.2 million mph. It arrives tonight. The picture was taken by the sun-blocking coronagraph on the Solar and...
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Need some dazzle in your life? Don’t miss tonight’s Jupiter-moon show
Jupiter (left), the moon and the Pleiades star cluster (upper right) last night Nov. 27, 2012. I partially hid the moon behind the tree during the exposure to better show the multicolored corona...
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Cold winter nights perfect for moon pillar watching
A fat moon pillar sticks out on either side of the moon last night. Jupiter at upper right. Photo: Bob King Tonight’s Full Cold Moon is aptly named. We’re now firmly footed in winter and the only way...
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Full Snow Moon blazes tonight on a horizon near you
The full moon shortly after moonrise shows a striking orange color. The thick, dusty atmosphere we peer through when looking at lower levels of the sky scatter away blue and green light, leaving the...
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Sheer beauty of a rising moon
John Pennoyer of Maple Grove, Minn. finds just the right spot at Brighton Beach Monday night Feb. 25,2013 to photograph the full moon rising over Lake Superior. Photo: Bob King I thought you’d enjoy a...
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Worms, crows, maple syrup and the moon illusion
Tonight – and tomorrow night – the Full Worm moon will rise in your neighborhood. Be sure to catch it. Photo: Bob King The March full moon goes by a variety of names, all appropriate in their own way...
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Saturn, Spica and a Pink Moon partial eclipse
The moon will be only a degree or two southeast of the star Spica tonight. Tomorrow night (April 25) the Full Pink Moon hangs below the planet Saturn. The map shows the sky facing southeast around 10...
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Weekend “Black Hole” full Moon brightest and closest of the year
Watch for a bigger and brighter full moon than usual tomorrow and Sunday nights. Photo illustration: Bob King Wishing you a grand first day of summer today and clear nights ahead. This weekend we’ll...
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Tonight’s supermoon invites us to experience the music of the spheres
The full moon rises over Lake Superior in Duluth, Minn. Watch for a bigger-than-normal full moon to rise tonight in Duluth at 9:13 p.m. Credit: Bob King Don’t forget to watch the big, full moon rise...
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Full Buck Moon gets a free ride from Earth tonight
Don’t miss the rising of July’s Full Buck Moon tonight. Credit: Bob King If you’re a full moon watcher, tonight’s your night. The Full Buck Moon rises around sunset in the eastern sky and will light...
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Tonight’s Full Moon could hit your eye like a big pizza pie
The nearly full moon is another “ball” in play during a soccer game last night in Duluth, Minn. Credit: Bob King The full August moon, called the Sturgeon or Red Moon, will roll its cyclopean eye...
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Here comes the Harvest Moon – Find out what makes it special
The Harvest Moon rises over Lake Superior in Duluth, Minn. When you’re out enjoying this year’s full moon on Wednesday and Thursday nights, watch for the dark band you see in the photo. That’s the...
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Full Frosty Moon bumps into Pleiades and Hyades tonight
Tonight’s Full Frosty Moon will rise around sunset in the northeastern sky. November’s full moon is also known as the Full Beaver Moon. Credit: Bob King Every full moon’s an occasion to get outside for...
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Valentine’s Day auroras and a big full moon to boot
Valentine’s Day – and particularly Valentine’s Night – will be special this year. Not only is the moon full, but auroras are in the forecast. Illustration: Bob King High speed solar blasts that...
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I’ll have ice with my full moon, please
The nearly full moon rises over Lake Superior near Duluth last night March 15, 2014. Anglers fish for lake trout (left). Credit: Bob King I took off for Lake Superior yesterday evening and walked out...
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