The moon was full Tuesday morning, but not from “eating” Mars the night before. See: https://eskildoodle.com/2025/01/12/moon-eats-mars-tomorrow-night/. It’s mid winter with short days and cold weather but by the next full moon in February, days will be noticeably longer and lengthening rapidly with the promise of warmer temperatures to come. Mars did disappear behind the moonContinue reading “Winter Moon”
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Near Miss
The Moon nearly grazed Mars last night and I took this photo using my telescope and iPhone. In the central and western US the Moon passed in front of Mars, hiding it from view for a time, but in Florida this is as close as they got. Tiny red Mars is below the mountainous areaContinue reading “Near Miss”