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The Moon and Antares

Published on 6 Jun 2009 at 1:41 pm. 2 Comments.
Filed under observing, skywatching.

As the Moon goes around the Earth, it naturally passes in front of various stars now and then.  The heavens are full of stars, so this is a pretty normal occurrence.   When my students are doing their moon observations through the telescope, I often look to see if a star is near the limb (the […]

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