EarthSky News - Apr 3 - What Is Lunar X?

April 3 What Is Lunar X? by:

What is Lunar X? A sign of an alien visitation? No. It's visible on a first quarter moon, and an example of how lighting and topography can combine to produce a pattern that seems familiar to the human eye. First quarter moon comes today It's waxing toward full moon on April 11. Rises at noon, highest at sunset, appears half-lit from Earth. Today is John Burroughs' birthday Born in 1837, he was the first to say, "I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." Tonight … Moon near Gemini stars Gemini's 2 brightest stars - Castor and Pollux - represent twins. Help EarthSky stay an independent voice If you've already donated, you rock! If you haven't ... can you help us keep going? We're now 31% of the way to our goal.

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Moon near Gemini stars Monday night The single nearby star is Procyon, sometimes called the Little Dog Star, in the constellation Canis Minor.

Milky Way and zodiacal light Which one looks brighter to you? One is the combined light of many stars. The other is the light of our own star, the sun, reflecting on grains of dust. Photo by Yuri Beletsky. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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