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Supermoon tonight. Iran,isfahan
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Jupiter and the Moons
After sunset on October 3, some of the Solar System's largest moons stood low along the western horizon with the largest planet.
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The Orion You Can Almost See
Do you recognize this constellation?
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Perseid Meteors over Slovakia
Tonight is a good night to see meteors.
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Shadowed Moon and Mountain
On July 16 the Moon celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 with a lunar eclipse.
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Strawberry Moon over the Temple of Poseidon
Did you see the full moon last night?
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Gibbous Moon beyond Swedish Mountain
This is a gibbous Moon. More Earthlings are familiar with a full moon, when the entire face of Luna is lit by the Sun, and a crescent moon, when only a sliver of the Moon's face is lit.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Hill, The Moon, and Saturn
Last Sunday when the Moon was young its sunlit crescent hung low near the western horizon at sunset.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms
Tonight the Moon is young again, but this stunning image of a young Moon near the western horizon was taken just after sunset on October 10.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Meteor, Comet, and Seagull (Nebula)
A meteor, a comet, and a photogenic nebula have all been captured in this single image.
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