Nov 22 - Full Moon Tonight

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Our thanks to all of you who make this newsletter - and the EarthSky website - possible. We'll be taking a day off on Friday. See you Saturday! Last year's November full moon, submitted by Maggie in New York. Tonight … Full moon in Taurus Full moon falls on November 23 at 05:39 UTC; translate UTC to your time. That means that - for the Americas - tonight features this month's fullest moon. See a famous star and star cluster near tonight's moon. Read more. Looking for some conversation-starters for a holiday dinner or party? How about one of these? Why does a full moon look full? Remember that half the moon is always illuminated by the sun. That lighted half is the moon's day side. Read more. What are the full moon names? Lists of common full moon names - by month and by season - for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Read more. Why do stars twinkle, but planets don’t? Seen from space, stars and planets both shine steadily. But seen from Earth, stars twinkle while planets (usually) don’t. Here’s why. Does eating turkey really make you sleepy? "I'm sleepy because turkey is high in tryptophan." True? Or myth? Don't blame it on the turkey. Read more.

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Glory, above a sea of clouds For Arnaud Besancon - an astrophotographer in Germany - a night of watching for Leonid meteors ended in a beautiful surprise. Click in to learn more about glories.

Tonight … Full moon in Taurus Look for the bright star Aldebaran, part of the V-shaped face of Taurus the Bull. Then look for the dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster, in the Bull's shoulder. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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