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This week saw a wonderful display of noctilucent clouds across the region as last Sunday evening’s skies took on a dramatic ...
The last full moon of 2024 shone bright above central Colorado before sinking into clouds in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 15. This timelapse video was filmed by Barry Stevenson, who ...
Saturday night's full moon is special in more ways than one. Observers will witness both a micromoon and a pink moon at the same time Saturday night.. The micromoon refers to a full moon that ...
April showers bring May flowers, but this month’s full moon is called the Flower Moon, and here’s everything you should know about it before it blossoms into the night sky. On Monday, May 12 ...
Like a remote goddess, desirable but elusive, the full April moon finally appeared through gaps in the clouds over the District early Sunday, at last shedding its silver light upon the sleeping city.
The moon will be 98% full Friday night, 100% full Saturday night and 100% full Sunday night as well, so there will be a few good opportunities to see it glowing in the sky if the clouds stay away.
The fourth full moon of the year, and the first of astronomical spring, it also happens to be a micromoon – the opposite of a supermoon. It will reach its peak at 8:22 p.m. Eastern time.
Clouds will dominate the D.C. area until Sunday, which will likely prevent seeing the night sky and the full pink moon, which is a micromoon, until then.
Tuesday’s full moon is the annual Harvest Moon, as it is the closest one to the autumnal equinox, which is Sept. 22 this year. The next total lunar eclipse will take place on March 14.
However, you may hear people refer to this full moon as a blood moon. Cloud cover expectations across the nation. Florida is poised to offer some of the best eclipse views in the nation, with ...