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"They call it a great wonder
That the Sun would not
though the sky was cloudless
Shine warm upon the men." -Sighvald, Icelandic poet
A couple of times a year, during the New Moon, the Sun, Moon, and Earth all line up in the same plane. As seen from Earth, the Sun's disc appears blocked, either in…
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By far, one of the highlights of astronomy this year took place earlier…
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"Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock." -Anaxagoras
The Moon, as you well know, is one of the spectacular sights of the night sky, especially when it's full.
Image credit: Luc Viatour.
Even those of us with imperfect vision can see differences between the…