Apr 12 - Cosmic Gorilla Effect?

April 12 Cosmic Gorilla Effect? by:

Cosmic gorilla effect could blind detection of aliens Could it be that rational and methodical searches for extraterrestrial intelligence are overlooking "the gorilla in the room?"  Next 2 mornings … Moon and Mercury before sunup Mercury is starting its best morning appearance for 2018 for the Southern Hemisphere.  IAU says yes to names for Pluto's moon Charon  NASA held a public naming contest in 2015, just before New Horizons' sweep past Pluto and Charon. The spacecraft mission team has used many of the Charon feature names since. Now the IAU gives the names the nod. Tour Earth's moon in 4K A virtual tour of the moon in all-new 4K resolution - Ultra High Def.

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Milky Way and zodiacal light Photographer Yuri Beletsky wrote, "During one of my trips to Atacama Desert we were very lucky to witness such an incredible scene - both the Milky Way and zodiacal light were rising above the Andes mountains in Chile. In the foreground, a lagoon acted as a giant mirror."

Next 2 mornings … Moon and Mercury before sunup Mercury is starting its best morning appearance for 2018 for the Southern Hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere? You might catch the moon on April 13 (maybe 14), but Mercury will be tougher to see. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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