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| − | + | <td><div align="center" span class="main_sm">Image Credit: [mailto:bethomast@hexi.com Tom Talbott]</div></td> | |
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| − | + | <p class="story" align="center"><b>Infant Moon</b></p> | |
| − | + | <p class="story" align="left">Look west tonight, when the twilight glow is lingering, for the slender crescent of the 2-day old Moon. This is always a | |
wonderful and frustrating time to observe. Against a pinkish-blue sky, the Moon is yellow, and within its shadow you can | wonderful and frustrating time to observe. Against a pinkish-blue sky, the Moon is yellow, and within its shadow you can | ||
see a ghostly version of the landscapes to become visible over the next two weeks. But because the Moon is low in the sky, | see a ghostly version of the landscapes to become visible over the next two weeks. But because the Moon is low in the sky, | ||
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To the south, four large craters hug the terminator, two deep and peakful, and two shallow and flat. Have your telescope | To the south, four large craters hug the terminator, two deep and peakful, and two shallow and flat. Have your telescope | ||
or binoculars ready to go, to enjoy this view before the sliver slips under the horizon. | or binoculars ready to go, to enjoy this view before the sliver slips under the horizon. | ||
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[http://www.blarg.net/~thomast/astro/moonphases.html Tom's Moon Phases]</p> | [http://www.blarg.net/~thomast/astro/moonphases.html Tom's Moon Phases]</p> | ||
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| − | + | <td><p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Author & Editor:</b><br> | |
| − | + | [mailto:chuck@observingthesky.org Charles A. Wood]</p> | |
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| − | + | [mailto:anthony@perseus.gr Anthony Ayiomamitis]</p> | |
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| − | + | [http://www.observingthesky.org/ ObservingTheSky.Org]</p> | |
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Revision as of 16:08, 4 January 2015
Infant Moon
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Infant Moon Look west tonight, when the twilight glow is lingering, for the slender crescent of the 2-day old Moon. This is always a wonderful and frustrating time to observe. Against a pinkish-blue sky, the Moon is yellow, and within its shadow you can see a ghostly version of the landscapes to become visible over the next two weeks. But because the Moon is low in the sky, the seeing may be fitful and the Moon seems to move faster than when its high. During this infant Moon phase, Mare Crisium is the easiest feature to identify, and often a fragmentary arc of its rim extends into the night as island peaks. To the south, four large craters hug the terminator, two deep and peakful, and two shallow and flat. Have your telescope or binoculars ready to go, to enjoy this view before the sliver slips under the horizon. Related Links: Tomorrow's LPOD: Platonic Nirvana <img src="../../../MainPage/spacer.gif" width="640" height="1"> |
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