Sunday, July 9, 2017

EarthSky News - July 9 - Last Night's Moon, Top Stories

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See it! Photos of last night's full moon

Favorite photos of the July 2017 full moon from EarthSky friends around the world. Thanks to all who submitted to EarthSky or posted to EarthSky Facebook!
Your calendar says full moon is July 9?
That's because most calendars use Universal Time, or standard time on the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, London, UK. 
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Your calendar says full moon is July 9?

Last night’s nearly full moon – July 8, 2017 – rising over southern England, via Steve Pond. A nearly full moon rises in twilight. A day or so after full moon, you’ll see the moon rising in darkness.

See it! Last night's full moon

Susan Gies Jensen in Odessa, Washington captured this shot last night at 9:07 p.m. as the moon turned full for the U.S. West (full moon was 4:07 UTC on July 9; translate to your time zone).
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