EarthSky News - Oct 9 - Did the Moon Once Have Air?

October 8 Did the Moon Once Have Air? by:

Did the moon once have air? We know that ancient lunar volcanos spewed lava. Gases rising from the lava might have accumulated around the moon to form a temporary atmosphere, 3 to 4 billion years ago. International Observe the Moon Night A global public event coming up on October 28. Events scheduled around the globe. Click in for more info and links. Forecast for Mercury: Morning micro-meteor showers Mercury - with only the thinnest of atmospheres - has a continuous rain of micro-meteors wherever on the planet dawn is breaking. What's the October birthstone? Happy birthday, October babies!

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Tonight … Find the Andromeda galaxy Most people find the galaxy by star-hopping from the constellation Cassiopeia, which is a very noticeable M- or W-shaped pattern on the sky's dome.

5 faint Draconid meteors The naysayers were wrong. Some did catch some Draconid meteors this weekend, in the narrow window between sunset and moonrise. Composite image from Saturday night by Stephanie Longo at Pike National Forest in Colorado. She caught all 5 of these in less than an hour, in the narrow window between sunset and moonrise. View larger. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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