Amazing waxing crescent moon as seeing from the southern hemisphere. Amazing the moon surface full ... [+] of craters from meteorites coming from the universe and crashing our satellite the Moon. For recording the video an 80mm APO refractor has been used.
The Moon is interesting to scientists because it would allow researchers to gain deeper knowledge of the solar system. Some of the theme that NASA aims to explore in lunar explorations are the study of planetary processes, impact history of the Earth-Moon system, study of the universe and geospace, as well as the record of the ancient Sun. In addition to that they hope to perform experiment science in the lunar environment.
Other things to check out:
The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
The next full Moon will be Tuesday evening, December 29, 2020, appearing opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 10:28 PM EST. This is close enough to midnight that the full Moon will be on the next day in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), so many calendars will show the full Moon on December 30, 2020. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Monday evening through Thursday morning.
In the 1930's the Maine Farmer's Almanac began publishing "Indian" names for the full Moons, tying these names to the European months. I tie these Moon names to the seasons rather than months (for reasons I have explained in earlier postings), so the names I use will be off a month from other sources until the summer of 2021.
That's our 13th full moon of 2020 shining up there as the year ends - The Washington Post
All years have 12 months, but some have 13 full moons. The 13th full moon of 2020 shone over us Tuesday night in what might be fancifully regarded as a celestial farewell to a challenging period.
Above Washington, the moon became full at 10:28 p.m., according to the Time and Date website. It should remain close to full when it sets Wednesday morning and after it rises again Wednesday evening.
As an object of fascinated contemplation, as the source of dreams and the inspiration for song and story, the moon, particularly at maximum luminosity, may be welcome without explanation as many times a year as it may appear.
Full cold moon: When you can see the final full moon of 2020
CELESTIAL OBJECTS COME AND GO FROM THE NIGHT SKY . Whether it be the Full Moon, a meteor shower, or just the best night to see Mars, we're here to direct your eyes skyward and tell you to look up and appreciate the wonders of space from Earth.
This week, we're asking you to marvel at the last Full Moon of the decade as it appears opposite of the Sun, shining at its brightest in the night sky.
The last Full Moon of 2020 marks the end of a decade, and a rather rough year. The year's last Full Moon also happens to be the unlucky number 13 after we witnessed two Full Moons during the month of October .
Not to change the topic here:
Photos of the last full moon of the year and decade | Today's Image | EarthSky
Photographers around the world are sharing their pics of the last full moon of 2020 and this decade, which occurred on December 29 or 30, depending on your location.
View at EarthSky Community Photos . | Mimi Ditchie in Avila Beach, California, captured this photo of the moon on December 28, 2020. She wrote: “This is a photo of last night’s almost full moon with pink clouds at sunset. Some say, according to your article , that it’s the last full moon of the decade while some say that occurred last December. It’s also known as the Cold Moon or Long Night Moon.” Thank you, Mimi!
The surface of the moon is a galactic time capsule | Space
Its surface has been completely exposed to vacuum for almost 4.5 billion years; meanwhile, it has been soaked by particles from the sun and beyond the solar system. Those particles remain, buried under the lunar surface, providing a detailed record of the history of our solar system and even our entire galaxy.
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Besides light, our sun is constantly emitting a steady drizzle of high-energy particles, collectively known as the solar wind . The solar wind is made of mainly electrons and protons, but the occasional heavy nucleus also slips out of the sun's gravitational embrace.
Canada will be second country in history to send astronaut to moon
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A Canadian astronaut will join NASA astronauts on the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years, making Canada the second nation to have an astronaut fly around the moon, reports News 6 partner Florida Today.
The first crewed mission, known as Artemis II, will orbit around the Moon similar to the Apollo 8 mission in order to test NASA's Orion spacecraft. It's slated for 2023.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space, took to Twitter to express his excitement over the historic announcement.
SoCal mountains glisten with snow under light of 2020’s last full moon | KTLA
Southern California's snowcapped mountains glistened early Wednesday under the light of the last full moon of the year following the region's first significant storm of the winter.
Ski and snowboarding areas in the San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains reported lots of new snow from the vigorous storm that rolled through the region from late Sunday through Monday.
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Heavy snow stranded bumper to bumper traffic late into Monday night on the road up to Mount Baldy, the massive peak that rises to 10,066 feet (3,068 meters) in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
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